Remarkable kinematics of the ionized gas in the nucleus of NGC 1365

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Astronomical Spectroscopy, Emission Spectra, Galactic Nuclei, H Beta Line, Ionized Gases, Seyfert Galaxies, Far Ultraviolet Radiation, Galactic Radiation, Gas Dynamics, H Ii Regions, Kinematics, Oxygen Ions, Spatial Distribution, Velocity Distribution, X Rays

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The nuclear region of NGC 1365 shows emission from (1) H II regions ionized by young stars; (2) a central Seyfert nucleus; and (3) extended regions of high excitation gas with forbidden line O III 5007 much greater than H-beta, presumably located outside the disk of the galaxy and ionized by far-UV radiation and soft X-rays from the nucleus. New high dispersion spectroscopic observations reveal a velocity field that is considerably more complicated than the simple rotating disk previously inferred from observations of H-alpha and forbidden line N II, particularly in the case of the high excitation gas which shows noncircular or noncoplanar motion and line splittings over substantial areas. Preliminary interpretations are suggested involving either rotation in a tilted plane or ejection into the halo.

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