The nuclear ring in the unbarred galaxy NGC 278: Result of a minor merger?

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 423, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 481-493

  Knapen, J H ^a   Whyte, L F ^b   De Blok, W J G ^c   Van Der Hulst, J M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Galaxies: individual: NGC 278; Galaxies: ISM; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Galaxies: spiral; Galaxies: structure

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DATA REDUCTION; HYDROGEN; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; KINEMATICS; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL DISK STORAGE;

GALAXIES:ISM; GALAXIES:KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS; GALAXIES:SPIRAL; GALAXIES:STRUCTURE;

GALAXIES;

EID: 4043069864     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20034336     Document Type: Article

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