Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 2004
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International Astronomical Union Symposium no. 217, held 14-17 July, 2003 in Sydney, Australia. Edited by P.-A. Duc, J. Braine
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
A number of candidate isolated compact HII regions have been discovered on combined Hα, [OIII], and broadband images in the Virgo cluster. One point-like source was spectroscopically confirmed as an HII region; this object is powered by a small starburst with an estimated mass of ˜ 400M&sun; and age of ˜ 3 Myr. The object is located in the diffuse outer halo of NGC 4388, or could possibly be in intracluster space. Several resolved HII candidates are seen in the extended (˜ 35 kpc) emission line region north-east of NGC 4388, perhaps triggered by the jet from the galaxy's nucleus. Star formation can thus take place far outside the main star forming regions of galaxies. The origin of the gas, the star formation, and some implications are discussed.
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