Table 6.

Results of the visual and parametric classification (see Section 3 for details). Column (3) indicates the galaxy morphological type based on Method Vis-I: El (elliptical), Sp (spiral), disc (disc galaxy with no obvious spiral arms), HD (highly disturbed: when 2 or more components are interacting and make the classification in the previous groups difficult). Column (4): type of merger based on Method Vis-II following Rodríguez Zaurín et al. (2011) and Veilleux et al. (2002): 0 = Isolated undisturbed galaxy, 0* = Isolated disturbed galaxy, 1 = two nuclei with projected separation > 1.5 kpc, 2  = two nuclei with projected separation ≤1.5 or single nucleus with signatures of a post-coalescence phase. Column (5) specifies the nature of the peculiar features based on Method Vis-III following Ramos-Almeida et al. (2011). T: tidal tail; F: fan; B: bridge; S: shell; D: dust feature; 2N: double nucleus; A: amorphous halo; I: irregular feature; IC: interacting companion. Other features we include in this work are 2N*: two nuclei with relative distance greater than 1.5 kpc; PC: projected companion, that is, there is an object close to the target in projection with no clear physical relation; K: knot; tt: streams. A question mark ‘?’ indicates uncertain classification or identification. Column (6): classification based on the parametric method (Table 5). N/A refers to objects that could not be fitted with galfit. Column (7): type of profile according to the dominant structural component: ‘HD’ in this column is for highly disturbed objects that could not be fitted with galfit. The vast majority are highly disturbed systems. Point source: a system dominated by a spatially unresolved source; disc-dominated: a system dominated by a disc or disc-like component; bulge-dominated: a system dominated by a spheroidal component. Column (8): comparison between the visual and parametric classifications.

This workB/T classificationVisual versus parametric
Object SDSSlO3Vis-IVis-IIVis-IIIMethodDetails
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
J002531.46−104022.28.73HD12N, T, K?N/AHD
J005515.82−004648.68.15El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J011429.61+000036.78.66El0PC2BBulge-dominated
J011522.19+001518.58.14El0*A, tt, PC1Bulge-dominated
J014237.49+144117.98.76El0*PC, S,D, tt, K?2BBulge-dominated
J015911.66+143922.58.56El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J020234.56−093921.98.39Sp1IC,B, K?2ADisc-dominated
J021059.66−011145.58.10Sp0*S2BBulge-dominatedSp versus bulge-dominated
J021758.18−001302.78.55HD2T,DN/AHD
J021834.42−004610.38.85HD1T,C,IC  = 2NN/AHD
J022701.23+010712.38.90HD22 N, T, D, S, AN/AHD
J023411.77−074538.48.77El02DBulge-dominated
J031946.03−001629.18.24Sp or Disc02DBulge-dominatedSp or disc versus bulge-dominated
J031927.22+000014.58.06El0*F, tt?1Bulge-dominated
J032029.78+003153.58.52El0*D, PC2CDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J032533.33−003216.59.06El2TN/AHDEl versus HD
J033310.10+000849.18.13HD12N/D?, T, K?, ICN/AHD
J034215.08+001010.69.08El01Bulge-dominated
J040152.38−053228.78.96El0*A, PC?2BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J074811.44+395238.08.19El2T, K?2BBulge-dominated
J081125.81+073235.38.88El0*A, IC?, I1Bulge-dominated
J081330.42+320506.08.83El?2T,tt, D, I, AN/AHDEl? versus HD
J082449.27+370355.78.28El02BBulge-dominated
J082527.50+202543.48.88El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J083028.14+202015.78.91El02CBulge-dominated
J084041.08+383819.88.47Sp2T, K?2CDisc-dominated
J084309.86+294404.79.34El02BBulge-dominated
J084856.58+013647.88.46El0*S, A, PC1Bulge-dominated
J084943.82+015058.28.06El02CBulge-dominated
J090307.84+021152.28.42HD1/22N*, T, K, DN/AHD
J090414.10−002144.98.93El2T, F2BBulge-dominated
J090801.32+434722.68.31El2T, I, KN/AHDEl versus HD
J092318.06+010144.88.94Sp0*T?1Bulge-dominatedSp versus B
J092356.44+012002.18.59El1/2TN/AHDEl versus HD
J094209.00+570019.78.31El1T, D, F, tt, PC2DBulge-dominated
J094350.92+610255.98.46El02BPoint sourceEl versus point source
J095629.06+573508.98.38El02BBulge-dominated
J100329.86+511630.78.11El2T, A, F1Bulge-dominated
J103639.39+640924.78.42El2T, PC1Bulge-dominated
J112907.09+575605.49.38El0*I2DBulge-dominated
J113710.78+573158.79.61El0*T, tt1Bulge-dominated
J133735.01−012815.78.72El2T?, 2N, IN/AHDEl versus HD
J140740.06+021748.38.90Sp or Disc02DBulge-dominatedSp or disc versus bulge-dominated
J143027.66−00561498.44HD12N, T, IC?, K, AN/AHD
J144711.29+021136.28.45HD1/22N*, T, BN/AHD
J150117.96+545518.39.06El?1IC, S,D, T, B, K?2BBulge-dominated
J154133.19+521200.18.25Sp2S, K, T, IC?2ADisc-dominated
J154337.81−004420.08.40HD12N, T,F,I, AN/AHD
J154613.27−000513.58.18El02BBulge-dominated
J172419.89+551058.88.00El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus D
J172603.09+602115.78.57El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J173938.64+544208.68.42Sp or Disc0*tt?2CDisc-dominated
J214415.61+125503.08.14El2I,T2CPoint sourceEl versus point dource
J215731.40+003757.18.39HD1D,ICN/AHD
J223959.04+005138.38.15Sp or Disc0*A?2CDisc-dominated
J231755.35+145349.48.10Sp0C2BBulge-dominatedSp versus bulge-dominated
J231845.12−002951.48.00Sp02DBulge-dominatedSp versus bulge-dominated
This workB/T classificationVisual versus parametric
Object SDSSlO3Vis-IVis-IIVis-IIIMethodDetails
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
J002531.46−104022.28.73HD12N, T, K?N/AHD
J005515.82−004648.68.15El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J011429.61+000036.78.66El0PC2BBulge-dominated
J011522.19+001518.58.14El0*A, tt, PC1Bulge-dominated
J014237.49+144117.98.76El0*PC, S,D, tt, K?2BBulge-dominated
J015911.66+143922.58.56El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J020234.56−093921.98.39Sp1IC,B, K?2ADisc-dominated
J021059.66−011145.58.10Sp0*S2BBulge-dominatedSp versus bulge-dominated
J021758.18−001302.78.55HD2T,DN/AHD
J021834.42−004610.38.85HD1T,C,IC  = 2NN/AHD
J022701.23+010712.38.90HD22 N, T, D, S, AN/AHD
J023411.77−074538.48.77El02DBulge-dominated
J031946.03−001629.18.24Sp or Disc02DBulge-dominatedSp or disc versus bulge-dominated
J031927.22+000014.58.06El0*F, tt?1Bulge-dominated
J032029.78+003153.58.52El0*D, PC2CDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J032533.33−003216.59.06El2TN/AHDEl versus HD
J033310.10+000849.18.13HD12N/D?, T, K?, ICN/AHD
J034215.08+001010.69.08El01Bulge-dominated
J040152.38−053228.78.96El0*A, PC?2BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J074811.44+395238.08.19El2T, K?2BBulge-dominated
J081125.81+073235.38.88El0*A, IC?, I1Bulge-dominated
J081330.42+320506.08.83El?2T,tt, D, I, AN/AHDEl? versus HD
J082449.27+370355.78.28El02BBulge-dominated
J082527.50+202543.48.88El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J083028.14+202015.78.91El02CBulge-dominated
J084041.08+383819.88.47Sp2T, K?2CDisc-dominated
J084309.86+294404.79.34El02BBulge-dominated
J084856.58+013647.88.46El0*S, A, PC1Bulge-dominated
J084943.82+015058.28.06El02CBulge-dominated
J090307.84+021152.28.42HD1/22N*, T, K, DN/AHD
J090414.10−002144.98.93El2T, F2BBulge-dominated
J090801.32+434722.68.31El2T, I, KN/AHDEl versus HD
J092318.06+010144.88.94Sp0*T?1Bulge-dominatedSp versus B
J092356.44+012002.18.59El1/2TN/AHDEl versus HD
J094209.00+570019.78.31El1T, D, F, tt, PC2DBulge-dominated
J094350.92+610255.98.46El02BPoint sourceEl versus point source
J095629.06+573508.98.38El02BBulge-dominated
J100329.86+511630.78.11El2T, A, F1Bulge-dominated
J103639.39+640924.78.42El2T, PC1Bulge-dominated
J112907.09+575605.49.38El0*I2DBulge-dominated
J113710.78+573158.79.61El0*T, tt1Bulge-dominated
J133735.01−012815.78.72El2T?, 2N, IN/AHDEl versus HD
J140740.06+021748.38.90Sp or Disc02DBulge-dominatedSp or disc versus bulge-dominated
J143027.66−00561498.44HD12N, T, IC?, K, AN/AHD
J144711.29+021136.28.45HD1/22N*, T, BN/AHD
J150117.96+545518.39.06El?1IC, S,D, T, B, K?2BBulge-dominated
J154133.19+521200.18.25Sp2S, K, T, IC?2ADisc-dominated
J154337.81−004420.08.40HD12N, T,F,I, AN/AHD
J154613.27−000513.58.18El02BBulge-dominated
J172419.89+551058.88.00El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus D
J172603.09+602115.78.57El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J173938.64+544208.68.42Sp or Disc0*tt?2CDisc-dominated
J214415.61+125503.08.14El2I,T2CPoint sourceEl versus point dource
J215731.40+003757.18.39HD1D,ICN/AHD
J223959.04+005138.38.15Sp or Disc0*A?2CDisc-dominated
J231755.35+145349.48.10Sp0C2BBulge-dominatedSp versus bulge-dominated
J231845.12−002951.48.00Sp02DBulge-dominatedSp versus bulge-dominated
Table 6.

Results of the visual and parametric classification (see Section 3 for details). Column (3) indicates the galaxy morphological type based on Method Vis-I: El (elliptical), Sp (spiral), disc (disc galaxy with no obvious spiral arms), HD (highly disturbed: when 2 or more components are interacting and make the classification in the previous groups difficult). Column (4): type of merger based on Method Vis-II following Rodríguez Zaurín et al. (2011) and Veilleux et al. (2002): 0 = Isolated undisturbed galaxy, 0* = Isolated disturbed galaxy, 1 = two nuclei with projected separation > 1.5 kpc, 2  = two nuclei with projected separation ≤1.5 or single nucleus with signatures of a post-coalescence phase. Column (5) specifies the nature of the peculiar features based on Method Vis-III following Ramos-Almeida et al. (2011). T: tidal tail; F: fan; B: bridge; S: shell; D: dust feature; 2N: double nucleus; A: amorphous halo; I: irregular feature; IC: interacting companion. Other features we include in this work are 2N*: two nuclei with relative distance greater than 1.5 kpc; PC: projected companion, that is, there is an object close to the target in projection with no clear physical relation; K: knot; tt: streams. A question mark ‘?’ indicates uncertain classification or identification. Column (6): classification based on the parametric method (Table 5). N/A refers to objects that could not be fitted with galfit. Column (7): type of profile according to the dominant structural component: ‘HD’ in this column is for highly disturbed objects that could not be fitted with galfit. The vast majority are highly disturbed systems. Point source: a system dominated by a spatially unresolved source; disc-dominated: a system dominated by a disc or disc-like component; bulge-dominated: a system dominated by a spheroidal component. Column (8): comparison between the visual and parametric classifications.

This workB/T classificationVisual versus parametric
Object SDSSlO3Vis-IVis-IIVis-IIIMethodDetails
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
J002531.46−104022.28.73HD12N, T, K?N/AHD
J005515.82−004648.68.15El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J011429.61+000036.78.66El0PC2BBulge-dominated
J011522.19+001518.58.14El0*A, tt, PC1Bulge-dominated
J014237.49+144117.98.76El0*PC, S,D, tt, K?2BBulge-dominated
J015911.66+143922.58.56El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J020234.56−093921.98.39Sp1IC,B, K?2ADisc-dominated
J021059.66−011145.58.10Sp0*S2BBulge-dominatedSp versus bulge-dominated
J021758.18−001302.78.55HD2T,DN/AHD
J021834.42−004610.38.85HD1T,C,IC  = 2NN/AHD
J022701.23+010712.38.90HD22 N, T, D, S, AN/AHD
J023411.77−074538.48.77El02DBulge-dominated
J031946.03−001629.18.24Sp or Disc02DBulge-dominatedSp or disc versus bulge-dominated
J031927.22+000014.58.06El0*F, tt?1Bulge-dominated
J032029.78+003153.58.52El0*D, PC2CDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J032533.33−003216.59.06El2TN/AHDEl versus HD
J033310.10+000849.18.13HD12N/D?, T, K?, ICN/AHD
J034215.08+001010.69.08El01Bulge-dominated
J040152.38−053228.78.96El0*A, PC?2BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J074811.44+395238.08.19El2T, K?2BBulge-dominated
J081125.81+073235.38.88El0*A, IC?, I1Bulge-dominated
J081330.42+320506.08.83El?2T,tt, D, I, AN/AHDEl? versus HD
J082449.27+370355.78.28El02BBulge-dominated
J082527.50+202543.48.88El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J083028.14+202015.78.91El02CBulge-dominated
J084041.08+383819.88.47Sp2T, K?2CDisc-dominated
J084309.86+294404.79.34El02BBulge-dominated
J084856.58+013647.88.46El0*S, A, PC1Bulge-dominated
J084943.82+015058.28.06El02CBulge-dominated
J090307.84+021152.28.42HD1/22N*, T, K, DN/AHD
J090414.10−002144.98.93El2T, F2BBulge-dominated
J090801.32+434722.68.31El2T, I, KN/AHDEl versus HD
J092318.06+010144.88.94Sp0*T?1Bulge-dominatedSp versus B
J092356.44+012002.18.59El1/2TN/AHDEl versus HD
J094209.00+570019.78.31El1T, D, F, tt, PC2DBulge-dominated
J094350.92+610255.98.46El02BPoint sourceEl versus point source
J095629.06+573508.98.38El02BBulge-dominated
J100329.86+511630.78.11El2T, A, F1Bulge-dominated
J103639.39+640924.78.42El2T, PC1Bulge-dominated
J112907.09+575605.49.38El0*I2DBulge-dominated
J113710.78+573158.79.61El0*T, tt1Bulge-dominated
J133735.01−012815.78.72El2T?, 2N, IN/AHDEl versus HD
J140740.06+021748.38.90Sp or Disc02DBulge-dominatedSp or disc versus bulge-dominated
J143027.66−00561498.44HD12N, T, IC?, K, AN/AHD
J144711.29+021136.28.45HD1/22N*, T, BN/AHD
J150117.96+545518.39.06El?1IC, S,D, T, B, K?2BBulge-dominated
J154133.19+521200.18.25Sp2S, K, T, IC?2ADisc-dominated
J154337.81−004420.08.40HD12N, T,F,I, AN/AHD
J154613.27−000513.58.18El02BBulge-dominated
J172419.89+551058.88.00El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus D
J172603.09+602115.78.57El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J173938.64+544208.68.42Sp or Disc0*tt?2CDisc-dominated
J214415.61+125503.08.14El2I,T2CPoint sourceEl versus point dource
J215731.40+003757.18.39HD1D,ICN/AHD
J223959.04+005138.38.15Sp or Disc0*A?2CDisc-dominated
J231755.35+145349.48.10Sp0C2BBulge-dominatedSp versus bulge-dominated
J231845.12−002951.48.00Sp02DBulge-dominatedSp versus bulge-dominated
This workB/T classificationVisual versus parametric
Object SDSSlO3Vis-IVis-IIVis-IIIMethodDetails
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
J002531.46−104022.28.73HD12N, T, K?N/AHD
J005515.82−004648.68.15El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J011429.61+000036.78.66El0PC2BBulge-dominated
J011522.19+001518.58.14El0*A, tt, PC1Bulge-dominated
J014237.49+144117.98.76El0*PC, S,D, tt, K?2BBulge-dominated
J015911.66+143922.58.56El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J020234.56−093921.98.39Sp1IC,B, K?2ADisc-dominated
J021059.66−011145.58.10Sp0*S2BBulge-dominatedSp versus bulge-dominated
J021758.18−001302.78.55HD2T,DN/AHD
J021834.42−004610.38.85HD1T,C,IC  = 2NN/AHD
J022701.23+010712.38.90HD22 N, T, D, S, AN/AHD
J023411.77−074538.48.77El02DBulge-dominated
J031946.03−001629.18.24Sp or Disc02DBulge-dominatedSp or disc versus bulge-dominated
J031927.22+000014.58.06El0*F, tt?1Bulge-dominated
J032029.78+003153.58.52El0*D, PC2CDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J032533.33−003216.59.06El2TN/AHDEl versus HD
J033310.10+000849.18.13HD12N/D?, T, K?, ICN/AHD
J034215.08+001010.69.08El01Bulge-dominated
J040152.38−053228.78.96El0*A, PC?2BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J074811.44+395238.08.19El2T, K?2BBulge-dominated
J081125.81+073235.38.88El0*A, IC?, I1Bulge-dominated
J081330.42+320506.08.83El?2T,tt, D, I, AN/AHDEl? versus HD
J082449.27+370355.78.28El02BBulge-dominated
J082527.50+202543.48.88El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J083028.14+202015.78.91El02CBulge-dominated
J084041.08+383819.88.47Sp2T, K?2CDisc-dominated
J084309.86+294404.79.34El02BBulge-dominated
J084856.58+013647.88.46El0*S, A, PC1Bulge-dominated
J084943.82+015058.28.06El02CBulge-dominated
J090307.84+021152.28.42HD1/22N*, T, K, DN/AHD
J090414.10−002144.98.93El2T, F2BBulge-dominated
J090801.32+434722.68.31El2T, I, KN/AHDEl versus HD
J092318.06+010144.88.94Sp0*T?1Bulge-dominatedSp versus B
J092356.44+012002.18.59El1/2TN/AHDEl versus HD
J094209.00+570019.78.31El1T, D, F, tt, PC2DBulge-dominated
J094350.92+610255.98.46El02BPoint sourceEl versus point source
J095629.06+573508.98.38El02BBulge-dominated
J100329.86+511630.78.11El2T, A, F1Bulge-dominated
J103639.39+640924.78.42El2T, PC1Bulge-dominated
J112907.09+575605.49.38El0*I2DBulge-dominated
J113710.78+573158.79.61El0*T, tt1Bulge-dominated
J133735.01−012815.78.72El2T?, 2N, IN/AHDEl versus HD
J140740.06+021748.38.90Sp or Disc02DBulge-dominatedSp or disc versus bulge-dominated
J143027.66−00561498.44HD12N, T, IC?, K, AN/AHD
J144711.29+021136.28.45HD1/22N*, T, BN/AHD
J150117.96+545518.39.06El?1IC, S,D, T, B, K?2BBulge-dominated
J154133.19+521200.18.25Sp2S, K, T, IC?2ADisc-dominated
J154337.81−004420.08.40HD12N, T,F,I, AN/AHD
J154613.27−000513.58.18El02BBulge-dominated
J172419.89+551058.88.00El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus D
J172603.09+602115.78.57El02BDisc-dominatedEl versus disc-dominated
J173938.64+544208.68.42Sp or Disc0*tt?2CDisc-dominated
J214415.61+125503.08.14El2I,T2CPoint sourceEl versus point dource
J215731.40+003757.18.39HD1D,ICN/AHD
J223959.04+005138.38.15Sp or Disc0*A?2CDisc-dominated
J231755.35+145349.48.10Sp0C2BBulge-dominatedSp versus bulge-dominated
J231845.12−002951.48.00Sp02DBulge-dominatedSp versus bulge-dominated
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