Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Sep 1991
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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 378, Sept. 1, 1991, p. 39-46.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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H Lines, Interacting Galaxies, Starburst Galaxies, Galactic Evolution, Galactic Structure, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Mass, Very Large Array (Vla)
Scientific paper
The peculiar starburst galaxy NGC 2782 (Arp 215) is mapped in the 21-cm H I line using the VLA, and a massive H I plume extending about 5 arcmin toward the northwest is discovered which contains 1.4 x 10 to the 9th solar mass of atomic hydrogen (about 40 percent of the total H I mass of the system). There is also a shorter H I structure extending toward the east, which contains 6.6 x 10 to the 8th solar mass of H I. In the Arp Atlas photograph, NGC 2782 has a disturbed body with bright arcs, possibly ripples, throughout the disk, and a pronounced stellar tail extending 2.7 arcmin toward the east. The eastern H I structure is associated with the beginning of this stellar tail. PDS scanning of the Palomar plates in the vicinity of NGC 2782 reveals a low surface-brightness counterpart to the long HI plume in the northwest. The most likely formation scenario for NGC 2782 is a merger, possibly of unequal mass galaxies, where at least one of the galaxies is gas rich.
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