The morphology of the Magellanic Clouds revealed by stars of different age: results from the DENIS survey

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dc.creatorCioni, Maria-Rosa L.
dc.creatorHabing, Harm J.
dc.creatorIsrael, Frank P.
dc.date2000-05-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T01:53:21Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T01:53:21Z
dc.descriptionThe spatial distribution of sources populating different regions of the colour-magnitude diagram (I-J, I) extracted from the DENIS catalogue towards the Magellanic Clouds (DCMC -- Cioni et al. 2000) reveal significantly different morphologies. Each region is associated to a different age group. The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) shows an extended circular shape with a prominent, off center bar, a nucleus and irregular spiral arms. The Small Magellanic Cloud shows a perturbated structure with a prominent central concentration of stars. Old and young populations are offset from one another.
dc.description4 pages and 7 figures, accepted for publication in A&A Journal Letters
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0005057
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0005057
dc.identifierA&A 358, L9-L12, 2000
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/938
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleThe morphology of the Magellanic Clouds revealed by stars of different age: results from the DENIS survey
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