Minor merger origin for the circumnuclear starburst in NGC 7742

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 649, Issue 2 II, 2006, Pages

  Mazzuca, L M ^a   Sarzi, M ^b   Knapen, J H ^b   Veilleux, S ^c   Swaters, R ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: nuclei; Galaxies: spiral; Galaxies: starburst; Galaxies: structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751440686     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/508461     Document Type: Article

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