Published November 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

The distribution of the interstellar medium in the Scd galaxy NGC 6946. II - The CO data

  • 1. Dwingeloo Radiosterrenwacht (Netherlands)
  • 2. Massachusetts Univ., Amherst (USA)

Description

A fully sampled (C-12)O map of the inner 6.75 arcmin of the Scd galaxy NGC 6946 made with the 14-m antenna of the Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory is presented. H I and B- and I-band fluxes measured in the same apertures as the CO emission are also given for comparison purposes. The CO emission is centrally peaked with a fairly smooth radial falloff. Smaller peaks in the CO-integrated intensity are found in the northeast and southwest, toward two bright optical spiral arms. 16 refs

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
Journal Volume
71
Series
Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser.
Journal Page Range
455-467
ISSN
0067-0049
CODEN
APJSA