Maffei 2 revealed - The infrared morphology of a hidden galaxy

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Jan 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993aj....105..121h&link_type=abstract

Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 105, no. 1, p. 121-127.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Infrared Imagery, Molecular Clouds, Morphology, Spiral Galaxies, Starburst Galaxies, Extremely High Frequencies, Near Infrared Radiation, Star Formation

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The present near-IR images of the starburst galaxy Maffei 2, taken in the J, H, and K bands, reveal a morphology that is optically hidden by the about 5-mag of visual extinction at its low galactic latitude; this nucleus IR extinction closely matches the known molecular morphology, implying that such extinction can be a good tracer of molecular cloud complexes along density waves in galaxies. Peculiarities in the overall morphology of the galaxy are indicative of a recent interaction with a companion galaxy which could be responsible for producing the nuclear starburst.

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