Absorption lines in the spectrum of Q0248 + 4302 due to a foreground tidal tail

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Absorption Spectra, Quasars, Tides, Interacting Galaxies, Interstellar Matter, Red Shift, Ultraviolet Absorption

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The strong absorption lines in the spectrum of the quasar Q0248 + 4302 are discussed. The absorption has been shown to be produced in a sinuous tidal tail which emanates from the nearby galaxy pair G0248 + 4302A,B. There is a velocity difference of about 260 km/s between the systemic redshift of the interacting galaxies and the redshift of the tidal tail at a galactocentric distance of about 11/h kpc. The large velocity spread observed in the tail gas is probably responsible for the unusual strength of the interstellar lines.

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