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Dusty KING Spheres |
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| Authors: | H-E Frhlich |
| Abstract: | In order to determine the quantitative influence of small amounts of dust on the luminosity profile of spherical galaxies, we represent an elliptical galaxy by a KING sphere filled with dust. The density of dust particles is assumed to be related to the density of stars according to a simple power law. Assuming that the observed central reddenings in NGC 4874 and NGC 4889 are really caused by dust, we estimate the optical depths in the centres of both galaxies to be about 0.75. |
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