Session 194. Galaxy Morphology and its Evolution

Oral, Thursday, January 12, 2006, 10:00-11:30am, Salon 1

194.01 The Asymmetry of the Nearby Galaxies in GALEX UV & H{\alpha} Images

Y. H. Joe (Carnegie Observatories, Yonsei University, & Caltech), B. F. Madore (Carnegie Observatories), A. Gil de Paz (Carneige Observatories & Universidad Complutense de Madrid), S. Boissier (Carnegie Observatories), Y. -W. Lee (Yonsei University), J. Rhee (Yonsei University & Caltech), S. -C. Rey (Chungnam National University), GALEX Science Team

194.02D The Fundamental Scaling Relations of Elliptical Galaxies

B. E. Robertson, T. J. Cox, L. Hernquist, P. F. Hopkins (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), P. Martini (The Ohio State University), V. Springel (Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics)

194.03D Near-UV Merger Signatures in Early-Type Galaxies

J. R. Martin, R. W. O'Connell (UVa), J. E. Hibbard (NRAO), R. van der Marel, S. Ravindranath (STScI)

194.04D An Infrared Investigation into the Formation of Elliptical Galaxies via Mergers

B. Rothberg (Space Telescope Science Institute), R. D. Joseph (Institute for Astronomy)

194.05 The Velocity Dispersion Distribution Function of Elliptical Galaxies: Properties and Promise

R. C. Berrington, M. J. Pierce, S. Hwang (University of Wyoming)