The k luminosity metallicity relation for dwarf galaxies and the tidal dwarf galaxies in the tails of hcg 31.

• Grant number: 06/06117-3
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants - Publications - Scientific article
• Start date: November 01, 2006
• End date: June 30, 2007
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Astronomy - Extragalactic Astrophysics
• Principal Investigator: Claudia Lucia Mendes de Oliveira
• Grantee: Claudia Lucia Mendes de Oliveira
• Host Institution: Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas (IAG). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

We determine a K-band luminosity-metallicity (L-Z) relation for dwarf irregular galaxies over a large range of magnitudes, -20.5