The Local Group Dwarfs Compared

Skillman, E.D.

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E.D. Skillman⁴

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I review the differences and similarities between the dwarf irregular and dwarf spheroidal galaxies in the Local Group. New observations are resolving the long-standing problem of the relationship between dwarf elliptical and dwarf irregular galaxies.

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Astronomy Department, University of Minnesota, 116 Church St., 55455, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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ESO, Av. de Cordova, Santiago, 3107, Chile
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Skillman, E. (2007). The Local Group Dwarfs Compared. In: Saviane, I., Ivanov, V.D., Borissova, J. (eds) Groups of Galaxies in the Nearby Universe. ESO ASTROPHYSICS SYMPOSIA. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71173-5_2

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