Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004aas...20512801m&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society Meeting 205, #128.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 36, p.1554
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Scientific paper
Recent UV observations of the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 4625 made by GALEX in the course of undertaking the Nearby Galaxies Survey have led to the discovery of a UV-bright disk extending more than four times beyond the optical radius of its host. The UV disk is found to spatially correlate with an extended low-density HI halo seen at 21cm. The ubiquity of the UV emission in the extended disk of this galaxy and its extremely low surface brightness at optical wavelengths indicates this disk is forming most of its stars at the current epoch. This galaxy provides us with a unique opportunity to study the on-going formation of stellar galactic disks which may give valuable insights into the formation of spiral galaxies at high redshift.
Boissier Samuel
GALEX Science Team
Gil de Paz Amando
Madore Barry F.
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