Imaging and Spectroscopy of Large Scale H-alpha Filaments in M86

Details Imaging and Spectroscopy of Large Scale H-alpha Filaments in M86 Imaging and Spectroscopy of Large Scale H-alpha Filaments in M86

Dec 2005

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005aas...20713806j&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society Meeting 207, #138.06; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 37, p.1392

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

2

Scientific paper

M86 (NGC 4406) is a giant elliptical galaxy that is believed to be falling into the Virgo cluster from behind. From decades of study in the X-ray, radio, optical, and the infrared, it has been thought that M86 is suffering ram pressure stripping of its interstellar medium, and/or combined with shocks. However, the overall picture of this interaction is still very unclear. Here, we provide additional pieces to the puzzle of M86's environment. We report the detection of large-scale ionized gas filaments, seen in H-alpha imaging, out to a total linear extent of 160 kpc away from M86. These filaments are distributed roughly East-West from the galaxy's nucleus, and lie within the X-ray plumes previously observed from this galaxy. There may also be some association between the H-alpha filaments with the H I tidal tail from the nearby galaxy NGC 4388 (Oosterloo & van Gorkom 2005). We supplement this imaging data with integral field spectroscopic observations of several filaments. We find a velocity gradient along the eastern filaments, from -150 km/s at 10' to the east to -50 km/s at 15' east. Near the center of M86, the kinematics here are complex, ranging from -100 to -500 km/s.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Imaging and Spectroscopy of Large Scale H-alpha Filaments in M86 does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Imaging and Spectroscopy of Large Scale H-alpha Filaments in M86, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Imaging and Spectroscopy of Large Scale H-alpha Filaments in M86 will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1286221