Published October 1982 | Version v1
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Optical filaments around NGC 4696 in the Centaurus cluster

Creators

  • 1. Cambridge Univ. (UK). Inst. of Astronomy
  • 2. Imperial Coll. of Science and Technology, London (UK). Blackett Lab.
  • 3. Anglo-Australian Observatory, Epping (Australia)

Description

The discovery of optical filaments around the galaxy NGC 4696 in the Centaurus cluster is reported. The filaments are strong in the light of [N II] lambda 6583 and extend to equivalent to 6 kpc from the nucleus of the galaxy. This result, together with X-ray observations, confirms the presence of a cooling flow in the Centaurus cluster. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.
Journal Volume
201
Journal Issue
1
Series
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.
Journal Page Range
17P-19P
ISSN
0035-8711

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
14777796
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
COSMIC GASES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FILAMENTS; GALAXIES; GALAXY CLUSTERS; GALAXY NUCLEI; GAS FLOW; IMAGES; LUMINOSITY; VISIBLE RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
DATA; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FLUID FLOW; FLUIDS; GASES; INFORMATION; NUMERICAL DATA; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIONS