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		| Paper: | Vorontsov-Velyaminov' nests: what are they? |  
		| Volume: | 209, Small Galaxy Groups, IAU Colloquium 174 |  
		| Page: | 126 |  
		| Authors: | Zasov, A. V.; Arkhipova, V. P. |  
		| Abstract: | We give a short review of optical observations of the objects classified by Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov as ``nests'' of galaxies, describing their luminosity, color, structure and star formation properties. Some ideas on the nature of single dwarf ``nests'' are discussed. |  
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