DETECTION OF NON-RANDOM GALAXY ORIENTATIONS IN X-ray SUBCLUSTERS OF THE COMA CLUSTER
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This study on the Coma cluster suggests that there are deviations from a completely random galaxy orientation on small scales. Since we found a significant coincidence of hot-gas features identified in the latest X-ray observations of Coma with these local anisotropies, they may indicate regions of recent mutual interaction of member galaxies within subclusters which are currently falling in on the main cluster. Subject headings: galaxies: clusters: individual (A1656) — galaxies: evolution — galaxies: interactions — galaxies: statistics — X-rays: galaxies: clusters
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