Deep imaging of the shell elliptical galaxy NGC3923 with MegaCam

0463952 - ASÚ 2017 RIV FR eng J - Journal Article
Bílek, Michal - Cuillandre, J.-C. - Gwyn, S. - Ebrová, Ivana - Bartošková, Kateřina - Jungwiert, Bruno - Jílková, L.
Deep imaging of the shell elliptical galaxy NGC3923 with MegaCam.
Astronomy & Astrophysics. Roč. 588, April (2016), A77/1-A77/12. ISSN 0004-6361. E-ISSN 1432-0746
Institutional support: RVO:67985815
Keywords : elliptical and lenticular galaxies * peculiar * photometry
OECD category: Astronomy (including astrophysics,space science)
Impact factor: 5.014, year: 2016

We detected up to 42 shells in NGC3923. This is by far the highest number among all shell galaxies. We present the description of the shells and other tidal features in the galaxy. A probable progenitor of some of these features was discovered. The shell system likely originates from two or more progenitors. The predicted shell was not detected, but the new image revealed that the prediction was based on incorrect assumptions and poor data.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0263028