Publication Date
2005
Journal or Book Title
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Abstract
We present an HI synthesis imaging study of NGC 864 (CIG 96), a spiral galaxy well isolated from similarly sized companions, yet presenting an intriguing asymmetry in its integral HI spectrum. The asymmetry in the HI profile is associated with a strong kinematical perturbation in the gaseous envelope of the galaxy, where at one side the decay of the rotation curve is faster than Keplerian. We detect a small (M(HI) = 5 106 ) galaxy with a faint optical counterpart at ~80 kpc projected distance from NGC 864. This galaxy is probably not massive enough to have caused the perturbations in NGC 864. We discuss alternatives, such as the accretion of a gaseous companion at a radial velocity lower than the maximum.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052743
Pages
455-459
Volume
442
Issue
2
Recommended Citation
Espada, D; Bosma, A; Verdes-Montenegro, L; Athanassoula, E; Leon, S; Sulentic, J; and Yun, Min, "The large asymmetric HI envelope of the isolated galaxy NGC 864 (CIG 96)" (2005). Astronomy and Astrophysics. 1117.
https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20052743
Comments
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