Journal of Physical Studies 16(3), Article 3901 [5 pages] (2012)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30970/jps.16.3901

THE INVESTIGATIONS OF ANISOTROPY IN THE ORIENTATIONS OF GALAXIES

W. Godłowski¹, E. Panko², P. Pajowska³, P. Flin⁴
¹Uniwersytet Opolski, Institute of Physics, ul. Oleska 48, 45-052 Opole, Poland e-mail: godlowski@uni.opole.pl
²Kalinenkov Astronomical Observatory, Mykolaiv State University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine email: panko.elena@gmail.com
³Uniwersytet Opolski, Institute of Physics, ul. Oleska 48, 45-052 Opole, Poland e-mail: paoletta@interia.pl
⁴Jan Kochanowski University, Institute of Physics, 25-406 Kielce, ul. Swietokrzyska 15, Poland e-mail: sfflin@cyf-kr.edu.pl

In 1994 Parnovsky, Karachentsev and Karachentseva suggested a modified method for the investigation of the orientations of galaxies. Using this method they analyzed galaxies from the UGC and ESO catalogues, as well as from their own catalogue inclusive of flat edge-on galaxies. They found statistically significant anisotropy in the galaxies orientations. In 1995 Flin suggested that this anisotropy has to be specific to Local Supercluster (LSC). In the present paper, using the method proposed by Parnovsky, Karachentsev and Karachentseva in 1994, we analyzed the orientation of galaxies in the sample of galaxies belonging to LSC founding a weak anisotropy only. The relation of this method to Hawley and Peebles (1975) method of the investigation of the orientation of galaxies was discussed as well.

PACS number(s): 98.65.-r, 98.62.Ai