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Global Structure and Kinematics of the Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841

V. L. Afanasiev, O. K. Sil'chenko

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/9812390

Abstract

Investigation of gaseous and stellar kinematics and of broad-band VRI and narrow-band H-alpha and [NII]6583 images is performed for the central part (R < 4 kpc) of the regular spiral galaxy NGC 2841. We have found emission-line splitting at R < 20&#34; and three-component LOSVD for the stars in the radius range 6&#34; - 100&#34;. Morphological analysis reveals strong narrow shock fronts close to the major axis in the radius range of 30&#34; - 50&#34;, a turn of the isophote major axis by 5 degrees and strongly negative Fourier coefficient a4 (boxy isophotes) in the radius range of 15&#34; - 33&#34;. In principle, all these features may be explained in the frame of a triaxial bulge hypothesis.

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