Atomic Gas in the Shell Galaxy NGC 2865

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Description

VLA atomic hydrogen observations of the shell galaxy NGC 2865. The gas is shown as yellow contours on an optical image from the Digital Sky Survey. The main body of the NGC 2865 is typical of early type galaxies, but at fainter light levels the galaxy exhibits a peculiar morphology, with many shells, ripples and loops. The VLA spectral line observations shows gas within the main body of the elliptical, but also distributed in an extended ring around it.
Radio data are VLA B and C-array observations at 20" resolution. HI contours start at a level of 3x10<sup>19</sup> atoms cm<sup>-2</sup>, with successive contours a factor of two higher.

Creator

Legacy Astronomical Images

Rights

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Type

Legacy Astronomical Image

Object Name

NGC2865

Investigators

D. Schiminovich, J. van Gorkom, J. H., J. van der Hulst, D. Malin

Telescope

Very Large Array (VLA)

Observation Date

1993-10-11

Type of Observation

spectral line

Wavelength

21 cm

Frequency

1420.4 MHz

Species

HI

Center of Image

RA 9:23:36.600, Dec: -23:10:20.000 (J2000)

Field of View

0.166667 x 0.200000 degrees

Link to journal article

Series

Galaxies Series

Unit

Early-type Unit

Citation

Legacy Astronomical Images, “Atomic Gas in the Shell Galaxy NGC 2865,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/33541.