Abstract
The unprecedented sky coverage and photometric uniformity of 2MASS provides a rich resource for obtaining a detailed understanding of the galaxies populating our local (z < 0.1) Universe. A full characterization of the physical structure of nearby galaxies is essential for theoretical and observational studies of galaxy evolution and structure formation. We have begun a quantified description of the internal structure and morphology of 10,000 bright ( 10 <= K[s] <= 11) 2MASS galaxies through multi-component model fits to the 2D surface brightness profiles.
