STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF ULTRA-COMPACT DWARF GALAXIES IN THE FORNAX AND VIRGO CLUSTERS
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عنوان ژورنال: The Astronomical Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0004-6256,1538-3881
DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/136/1/461