Number counts per magnitude

International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Number counts per magnitude

Number counts per magnitude bin below the red cluster sequence in the fossil group of galaxies RX J1552.2+2013. The shape of the luminosity function is very similar in the g’, r’ and I’ bands, however the number of galaxies in the group flattens then decreases, show a lack of faint galaxies at MB = -18 and fainter.

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ID: geminiann06001b
Type: Chart

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Name: RX J1552.2+2013

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