Peletier & Balcells Surface Photometry of Bulges and Disks - Data
Kapteyn Astronomical Institute,
Postbus 800, 9700 AV Groningen, Netherlands
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias,E-38200 La Laguna,
Tenerife, Spain
We present optical and near-infrared (NIR)
surface brightness and colour profiles,
in bands ranging from U to K,
for the disk and bulge components of a complete sample of 30 nearby
S0-Sbc galaxies with inclinations larger than 56 
.
We give details on the observations and
on the determination of colour parameters. Results are
given in graphical and tabular form.
Calibrated monochromatic and
real-color images are presented, as well as colour index maps.
These data are particularly suited to the study of the stellar population
characteristics of galaxy bulges;
in related papers, we have used them to quantify colour gradients in bulges,
and age differentials between bulge and inner disk.
Galaxies:Bulges; Galaxies:Disks; Galaxies:Ages; Galaxies:Populations