The filament of ionized gas in the outskirt of M87

Details The filament of ionized gas in the outskirt of M87 The filament of ionized gas in the outskirt of M87

2000-07-21

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0007323v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Latex, 5 pages, 5 figures, accepted for pubblication in A&A

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We report on the filament of ionized gas found at the NE periphery of M87, the second brightest elliptical galaxy in the Virgo cluster. The object lies at 3.16 arcmin (15.7 kpc) projected distance of the nucleus of M87, and it coincides in position with the Eastern radio lobe of M87. Long slit spectroscopy confirmed the gaseus nature of this object, showing Hbeta, [OIII], [OI], [NII], Halpha and [SII] lines, without any underlying continuum. The redshift of the object, V = 1170+-25 km/s, agrees with the velocity of M87 itself (V = 1280 km/s), and with the bulk of the ionized material found near the center of M87. The Halpha flux of this filament corresponds to 1 % of the ionized material in M87. The radio-optical coincidence together with the spectral characteristics suggest that the filament is ionized by a shock.

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