A new photometric look at M51

Authors
Vansevicius, V
Citation
V. Vansevicius, A new photometric look at M51, ASTRO SP SC, 276(2-4), 2001, pp. 389-396
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE
ISSN journal
0004640X → ACNP
Volume
276
Issue
2-4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
389 - 396
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-640X(2001)276:2-4<389:ANPLAM>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
A new technique is used to derive the extinction and age of populations in the interacting galaxies NGC 5194 & NGC 5195 from high-S/N multi-colour pho tometric data. A new evolutionary scenario of the interaction is proposed.