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    • Nearby galaxies in the 2 μm all sky survey. i.k-band luminosity functions 

      Devereux, Nick; Willner, S. P.; Ashby, M. L. N.; Willmer, C. N. A.; Hriljac, Paul (IOP Publishing, 2009-08-18)
      Differential K-s-band luminosity functions (LFs) are presented for a complete sample of 1613 nearby bright galaxies segregated by visible morphology. The LF for late-type spirals follows a power law that rises toward low ...