Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-08-14
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal. 22 pages, 12 figures
Scientific paper
10.1086/317783
We present optical and near-infrared images and spectra of ESO248-G10, the host of giant radio galaxy MRC B0319-454. From near-infrared colours, the active nucleus is shown to be reddened by hot dust emission or dust extinction. Star forming regions are identified beyond a radius of 5" (8.1 kpc) where hot gas is prevalent. The optical spectrum shows gas rotation at speeds of up to 350km/s out to >=32kpc along the radio axis. A model is proposed in which the giant elliptical is triaxial with the radio axis along the short axis, and the figure rotation is around the long axis. From the model, the angles of the principal axes are psi=34 degrees, theta=65 degrees, and phi=19 degrees with axis ratios of B/A=0.75 and C/A=0.69. A second velocity feature from 5" to 15" to the north-east of the nucleus is proposed to be a merging gas-rich galaxy inducing star formation while settling into an orbit about the figure rotation axis.
Bryant Johann
Hunstead Richard W.
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