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1 Astronomía a Extragaláctica y Cosmología a Observacional Prof. Dr. César C A. Caretta Depto. de Astronomía (UGto) Astronomía Extragaláctica y Cosmología Observacional
2 Lecture 1 Morphological Classification of Galaxies Brief History before the concept of galaxies the nebulæ first observations first theoretical-philosophical proposals catalogs of nebulæ attempts to discover the nature of the nebulæ the Great Debate The Realm of Nebulæ movie Classification systems the Hubble tuning-fork diagram extensions to the Hubble sequence non-optical bands new proposals for classification systems the morphological types of galaxies Depto. de Astronomía (UGto) Astronomía Extragaláctica y Cosmología Observacional
3 First observations 964 d.c. Abd al-rahman al-safi [Persia]: notes the observation of Al Bakr (Andromeda) Book of Fixed Stars 1519 Fernão de Magalhães [ocean]: notes observation of Magellanic Clouds M31 (NOAO, EUA) Milky-Way (G. Garradd, Australia) Magellanic Clouds (MSO, Australia)
4 First observations 1576 Thomas Digges [England]: breaks the fixed sphere of stars A Perfit Description of the Caelestial Orbes 1610 Galileo Galilei [Italy]: resolves the MW (Milky Way) into stars with his telescope Sidereus Nuncius and The Sideral Messenger Milky-Way (C. Cook)
5 First theoretical-philosophical proposals 1750 Thomas Wright [England]: stars distributed in shells, MW is one of these shells An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe 1755 Immanuel Kant [Germany]: diffuse (nebulous) celestial objects are island universes, similar to the MW Allgemeine Naturgeschichte und Theorie Des Himmels
6 Catalogs of nebulæ 1654 G. B. Hodierna De admirandis coeli characteribus (41 nebulae) 1755 A. N. L. de La Caille (42 nebulae in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere South Africa) 1784 Charles Messier Catalogue de nébuleuses et des amas d etoiles que l on découvre parmi les étoiles fixes, sur l horizon de Paris (103 nebulae) M1 to M110 now M John Herschel (results of Herschel family work) The General Catalogue of Nebulæ (5079 nebulae) John L.E. Dreyer New General Catalogue of Nebulæ (NGC) Index Catalogues (IC) M110
7 Attempts to discover the nature of nebulæ (the Herschel family) F. Wilhelm Herschel Largest telescopes of XVIII century (1,3m) Discovery of Netuno (1781) Planetary Nebulæ (1784) Karoline Lucretia Herschel John F. W. Herschel 1787 first observational model for MW (William) 1791 two types of nebulæ: (i) luminous fluid (ii) star system 1864 spiral nebulæ avoid the MW (John)
8 Attempts to discover the nature of nebulæ (the Herschel family) Distribution of galaxies of the catalogs UGC, ESO and MCG
9 Attempts to discover the nature of nebulæ (new techniques and tools) 1797 Pierre S. de Laplace [France]: nebular hypothesis for the formation of solar system Exposition du Système du Monde 1826 Photography N. Nièpce (1826) J. M. Daguérre (1839) J. Herschel (1839) H. Draper (1880) photographic plates (Orion) 1832 Thomas Henderson [Cape Obs., South Africa]: measures the parallax of αcent 1838 Friedrich W. Bessel [Germany]: announces the first measurement of a stellar parallax (61 Cygni)
10 Attempts to discover the nature of nebulæ (new techniques and tools) Leviathan: 1.8 m (72 ) M William Parsons, the Lord Rosse [Ireland]: spiral nebulæ (M51, M99, M33, M74, M101) 1864 William Huggins [England]: first spectroscopic observations of diffuse nebulæ (NGC6543: 3 lines: H, N and nebulium = OIII) ~ nebulae: 1/3 emission line spectra (like M42) 2/3 stelar spectra ( white ) (like M31) N6543
11 The Great Debate Jacobus C. Kapteyn [Netherlands]: counts of stars in 206 zones (Kapteyn Model) First Attempt at a theory of the arrangement and motion of the sideral system Vesto M. Slipher [Lowell Obs., USA]: measured radial velocities of spirals ( 3 redshifts, M31 blueshift) (11 redshifts, M31 blueshift) (41 redshifts, 2 blueshifts) 1918 Harlow Shapley [1.5m (60 ), Mt. Wilson Obs. USA]: distr. of Globular Clusters (Shapley Model) Adriaan van Maanen [Mt. Wilson Obs, USA]: reported detection of high speed rotation (T 10 5 yrs) on M33 and M101 (not confirmed later) 15 kpc 100 kpc
12 The Great Debate 1920 the Great Debate [Nac. Academy of Science, USA] Opposing views in 2 fundamental issues the size of the MW existence of external galaxies Harlow Shapley lecture and paper (1921) Spiral nebulae are members of the Great Galaxy globular clusters are major structure elements of MW MW has lower surface brightness than spiral nebulæ absorption MW stars are redder, on mean, than spirals 1885 (super)nova on M31, much brighter to be extragalactic rotation of spirals (van Maanen), would have supraluminal velocities if extragalactic Herbert Curtis lecture and paper (1921) Spiral nebulae are island universes, like the MW Kapteyn model Shapley distances are overestimated absorption all other novæ on spirals are fainter than in MW (M31 ~100 kpc) spiral nebulæ avoid the MW plane (J. Herschel) spiral diameters have a large angular range (large dist. range) spirals have large radial velocities (Slipher), would escape from MW edge-on spirals present a dark band, like MW plane N891
13 The Realm of Nebulæ 1912 Henrietta S. Leavitt [Harvard College Obs, USA]: discovered the period-luminosity relation for Cepheid variables Edwin Hubble [2.5m (100 ), Mt. Wilson Obs., USA]: measured distances for N6822, M33 and M31 (300 kpc) using Cepheids 1929 E. Hubble: Hubbles s Law (expansion of the Universe): v = H 0 D 1936 E. Hubble: The Realm of Nebulæ (Hubble sequence...)
14 The Hubble tuning-fork diagram Normal Spirals Ellipticals Irregulars (I, II) Barred Spirals EARLY LATE UNCLASSIFIED [Hubble 1926, ApJ 64, 321; Hubble 1936 The Realm of Nebulae ; Sandage 1975, Galaxies and the Universe ] SBbc (NGC 1300) IrrII (SMC) E0 (M89) E5 (M59) Sa (M96)
15 The Hubble tuning-fork diagram: criteria Ellipticals En ε = (1 b/a) n = 10ε ellipticity* b a No ellipticals more flattened than E7 exist, probably because there is a stability limit for non rotating systems E5 (M59) E6 (M110) E4 (M49) E1 (M87) * Do not confuse with eccentricity E0 (M89) E2 (M60) Є = 1 b 2 /a 2
16 The Hubble tuning-fork diagram: criteria Sa (M96) Normal (and Barred) Spirals S(B)a, S(B)b, S(B)c a spiral arms tightly wound and smooth (not resolved into stars or HII regions), and dominant central bulge or bar b spiral arms more open and resolved, smaller bulge or bar c spiral arms very open, patchy and resolved into stars, star clusters and HII regions, bulge or bar not prominent Sb (M31) Order of importance: (i) openness of the winding of the spiral arms, (ii) size of the bulge or central bar relative to the disc (B/D), (iii) degree of resolution of the arms into stars and HII regions Sc (M74) SBa (NGC 4643) SBb (M95) SBc (NGC 1365)
17 The Hubble tuning-fork diagram IrrII (M82) IrrI (LMC) IrrII (N5195) Irregulars IrrI, IrrII I similar to the Magellanic Clouds II abnormal galaxies, peculiar IrrI (SMC)
18 Extensions to the Hubble sequence 1940 Shapley & Paraskevopoulos [Proc. N. Ac. Sc. 26, 31]: added the S(B)d type {between S(B)c and Irr I} 1951 Spitzer & Baade [ApJ 113, 413]: first reference to lenticular galaxies (already observed by Hubble) with discs but not spiral arms 1954 Gerárd de Vaucouleurs [AJ 60, 126]: discovered a weak spiral structure in LMC 1959 G. de Vaucouleurs [Handbuch of Physik 53, 275]: introduced intermediate types and fine classifications: S0 (NGC 3115) SBb(r) (M95) transition between Sp types: a, ab, b, bc, c extension of the sequence beyond S(B)c: cd, d, dm, m, Im and I0 transition between Ordinary and Barred Sp: SA, SAB and SB presence or absence of rings: R, (r), (rs), (sr) and (s)
19 Extensions to the Hubble sequence: de Vaucouleurs criteria Extensions: S(B)d later spirals (weakly chaotic) S(B)m transition Sp/Irr (LMC) Im very irregular and loose (SMC) I0 chaotic, very rich in gas and SF regions Rings: s spiral arms begin directly at the nucleus or a bar rs, sr intermediate rings r spiral arms begin at a ring R external ring Bars: A unbarred AB weakly barred B barred Obscuring matter: S0 - free S0 intermediate amount S0 + dark band
20 Extensions to the Hubble sequence: classification volume
21 Extensions to the Hubble sequence: T stage 1974 G. De Vaucouleurs [In The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies, ed. J.R. Shakeshaft]: E S0 Sa Sb Sc IrrI IrrII E - E 0 E + S0 - S0 0 S0 + S0a Sa Sab Sb Sbc Sc Scd Sd Sdm Sm Im I
22 Morphological Classification Some comments on Morphological Classification: they were defined from the appearance of galaxies in photographic plates (optical) they refer primarily to intrinsic luminous galaxies, but there exists a large population of dwarf galaxies (van den Bergh, 1960) (as luminosity decreases, first the rings become invisible, then the spiral arms, and finally the bar and disc dwarfs are more frequently E and Irr) the word normal for unbarred spirals and lenticulars do not mean that they are more common than barred: about 30% of the spirals and S0s are classified as barred, but this includes only the most extreme examples since this pattern may be unseen on near edge-on galaxies although other classification systems were proposed, the Hubble sequence is still the most used currently since it retains the main features (and thus accommodates the great majority of bright galaxies), and it correlates well with some astrophysical properties like bulge/disc ratio, gas content, star-formation strength, spectrum, integrate colors, chemical composition of ISM, etc classifying galaxies is not an unambiguous task: since it is subjective in some aspects, distinct observers may classify the same object differently
23 New proposals for classification systems Morgan (Yerkes) system [PASP 70, 364]: based strictly on the prominence of disc and bulge (E, S, B, I, D, N, L, db), on inclination (classes 1-7) and on a spectroscopic type corresponding to the nearest stellar equivalent (a, f, g, k) {only the N (light dominated by an unresolved nucleus), D/cD [(supergiant) spherical galaxies with extended envelopes] and db (dumbbell) are still used from this system} 1960 Sidney van den Bergh [ApJ 131, 215]: proposed a parallel sequence of anemic spirals (A), putting the tuning-fork as a trident {anemic spirals are only common on rich clusters...}, and a lum. class (I-V) based on the degree of order of the spiral pattern {luminosity correlates with definition of structures!} 1982 Elmegreen & Elmegreen [MNRAS 201, 1021]: proposed 12 arm classes: from chaotic/fragmented (1, called flocculent ) to well-defined (12, called grand design ) {classes correlate with luminosity} 1996 Kormendy & Bender [ApJL 464, L119] : disky/boxy shaped ellipticals and bulges...
24 New proposals for classification systems S. van den Bergh [AJ 113, 2054] : proposed another volume classification system to include the dwarf galaxies (discovered by Shapley in 1939 [Proc. N. Ac. Sc. USA 25, 565]) and the cds (discovered by Matthews et al. in 1964 [ApJ 140, 35])
25 Non-optical bands classification in photographic plates (usually in blue light) loose certain components of galaxies that are not bright in this band galaxies at a substantial redshift have their UV light seen in the blue band! observing in the band B V R I J H K L M you see the B band at z in other bands, other physical properties dominate the galaxy emission X-rays UV Opt near IR far IR radio ROSAT satellite UIT (Columbia shuttle) 1.3m tel. (KPNO) 2MASS IRAS (60µm) VLA only high energy sources: young star clusters (obscured yellow bulge (old stars) old stars of bulge warm dust (normaly SF sites with no dust AGN and close binaries by dust) and weak AGN + blue SF regions (spiral dominate, arms less associated to SF absorption [ionized gas + arms defined by dust) define (less absorption) regions hot stars) nonthermal (magn. field)] Bill Keel s homepage:
26 The morphological types Ellipticals: have an elliptical appearance (look as spheroids or ellipsoids) have no particular structural features have no or little gas, but a population of relatively old stars and globular clusters their luminosity decreases very regularly from center to edge their absolute magnitudes range from among the most luminous galaxies known (M B -24), to dwarf ellipticals (de) they include the most massive galaxies known E1 (M87, VirgoA) Lenticulars (or S0): normally they have a lens-like shape have two main components: bulge and disc, but without spiral arms have large bulges, with smooth light distribution like the elliptical galaxies, and axial ratios b/a < 0.3 the disc is very thin and sometimes may contain some dust (obscuring material) S0 (M102, N5866)
27 The morphological types SBbc (NGC 1300) Spirals: have a disc-like appearance, with more or less conspicuous spiral arms of enhanced luminosity, emanating from their central regions central bulge, or spheroidal component, resembles ellipticals but is small sometimes present a bar crossing the bulge, from the end of which the spiral arms originate (normally less tightly wound) their discs are very flattened and with less steeply declining brightness contain much gas, young stars and active regions of star formation (HII regions) double spiral pattern is common, also a remarkable degree of symmetry with respect to the centre, but many more complicated configuration of spiral structure are known Irregulars: have amorphous shapes (with no nucleus, no disc, no spiral arms, and so on) are very rich in interestellar matter and young stars, and are often the location of major outbursts of star formation I0 (M82)
28 The morphological types Peculiar (and interacting galaxies): have a strange appearance (with tails, jets, ring-like structures, distortions, etc), normally due to gravitational interactions or collision between galaxies they are amongst the most luminous extragalactic sources in the far IR due to enhanced SF there is only a small % of peculiar systems currently, but this increases dramatically as we look further and further back in time! they are usually classified as having some Hubble type plus a p, indicating the peculiarity Antennae Cartwheel M87 NGC IC 4970
29 The morphological types Dwarfs: are much less luminous (and massive) than normal galaxies are hardly seen at distances far beyond the LG are the most abundant galaxies in the Universe, and building blocks frequently they orbit around larger galaxies as satellites most have low surface brightness may be of several types: de less luminous E (no current SF) dsph very low surface brightness spheroids (more massive, but less centrally concentrated than GC), similar to dirr in struct. ds0 less luminous lenticulars ds the last to be discovered [Schombert et al. 1995] dirr or dim less luminous irregulars (show active SF) BCD blue compact dwarves (with centrally concentrated SF, or HII galaxies, if spread), the only ones with high surf. brightness dsph (Cass. Dwarf) de (M32) ds (N5474) ds0 (N4431) BCD (N1705) dirr (IC 10)
30 The morphological types Low Surface Brightness Galaxies (LSB): most are dwarves, but there are many normal LSB their abundance (frequency) and properties are very badly known since they are very hard to detect LSB (UGC 285) LSB (IC 342) LSB (UGC 7332) LSB (UGC 7698)
31 Further readings: Papers: V. Trimble, PASP 107, Shapley-Curtis Debate A. Sandage, In Galaxies and the Universe, eds. A. Sandage, M. Sandage & J. Kristian, Univ. Chicago Press Morphological classification of galaxies from before Hubble to 1975 A. Naim et al MNRAS 274, 1107 Expert astronomers machines in classifying galaxies Books: F. Combes, P. Boisse, A. Mazure & A. Blanchard Galaxies and Cosmology (A&A Library), Springer-Verlag chapter 1 J. Binney & M. Merrifield Galactic Astronomy (Princeton Series in Astrophysics), Princeton Univ. Press chapter 4 M.S. Longair Galaxy Formation (A&A Library), Springer-Verlag chapter 3 M.H. Jones & R.J.A. Lambourne An Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology, Cambridge Univ. Press chapter 2 Internet: Bill Keel s homepage
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