Anatomy of a merger - CO in ARP 299 (IC 694-NGC 3690)

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Jan 1991

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 366, Jan. 1, 1991, p. L1-L4.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

71

Carbon Monoxide, Interacting Galaxies, Interstellar Gas, Starburst Galaxies, Galactic Mass, Galactic Nuclei, Interferometry, Luminosity, Star Formation

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High-resolution (2.4-arcsec) CO observations of the interacting system Arp 299 (Mrk 171: IC 694 and NGC 3690) reveal major gas condensations at the nuclei of both galaxies and in the disk overlap region. The 0.9 x 10 to the 9th solar masses of H2 at the nucleus of NGC 3690 extends to radii of 310 pc and probably sustains a starburst. A compact source (radius not greater than 250 pc) of mass 3.9 x 10 to the 9th solar masses is found at the nucleus of IC 694; this galaxy may harbor an AGN. At least three discrete subcondensations, probably active star-forming knots, are detected in the 1800 x 640 pc overlap region.

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