Near-infrared mapping of ARP 299 (IC 694-NGC 3690) - Colliding galaxies unveiled

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Galactic Clusters, Galactic Structure, Infrared Astronomy, Interacting Galaxies, Mapping, Near Infrared Radiation, Astronomical Photometry, Bremsstrahlung, Early Stars, Interstellar Extinction, Morphology

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Near-infrared maps and multicolor photometry of the interacting galaxies IC 694 and NGC 3690 which form Arp 299 (= Markarian 171) are presented. These data reveal for the first time the distribution of nuclei and old red stars in a cataclysmically interacting system. The nuclei are considerably offset from the visual centroids of the galaxies but not from the mass centroids. The near-infrared colors of the most active regions are strongly affected by extinction, emission form hot dust, and bremsstrahlung. Near-infrared emission is also identified with secondary regions of star formation, probably resulting from the galaxies' interaction.

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