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Shell Formation in NGC 474

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

A.J. Turnbull,
D. Carter,
T.J. Bridges and
R. C. Thomson
A.J. Turnbull
Affiliation:
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Herts, UK
D. Carter
Affiliation:
Liverpool John Moores, Byrom Street, Liverpool, UK
T.J. Bridges
Affiliation:
Royal Greenwich Observatory, Cambridge, UK
R. C. Thomson
Affiliation:
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Herts, UK

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We present broad band photometry (B and R) of the classic shell galaxy NGC 474. Preliminary results indicate that the shells have a similar colour to and follow the same trend of colour with radius as the underlying galaxy.

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