Nearby early-type galaxies in assembly process through Gemini+GMOS

FAIFER, F.R.; SMITH CASTELLI, A. V.; ESCUDERO, C.; SESTO, L.A.; REYNALDI, V.; GONZALEZ, N. M.; SCALIA, MARÍA C.; ZENOCRATTI, L.; GUEVARA, N.; GODOY, J.; HAAK, R.

Seul

Congreso; Gemini Science Meeting; 2022

Gemini Observatory

Abstract: Early-type galaxies are the objects with the widest luminosity range in the Universe, and they dominate high-density environments. Although they are simple and smooth in appearance, there still exist many unknowns about their origin and evolution. Despite the evidence indicating that many of them have been formed billions of years ago, there are examples that are still in the process of being assembled in the local Universe. In this talk I will present the first results of the study of some proto-elliptical galaxies in different stages of evolution. We will focus on some evolutive tracers such as star clusters, the properties of the diffuse stellar population and the interstellar medium.