1ST RESULTS FROM THE GODDARD HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROGRAPH - ULTRAVIOLET-SPECTRA OF A STARBURST KNOT IN NGC-1068

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作者
HUTCHINGS, JB
BRUHWEILER, F
BOGGESS, A
HEAP, SR
EBBETS, D
BEAVER, E
ROSENBLATT, E
TRUONG, KQ
PEREZ, M
WESTMACOTT, R
机构
[1] CATHOLIC UNIV AMER,ASTROPHYS PROGRAM,WASHINGTON,DC 20064
[2] NASA,GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR,COMP SCI CORP,GREENBELT,MD 20771
[3] BALL AEROSP,BOULDER,CO 80306
[4] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
关键词
GALAXIES; INTERGALACTIC MEDIUM; SEYFERT; STELLAR CONTENT;
D O I
10.1086/186108
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We present UV spectroscopy of a circumnuclear starburst knot in the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 1068. The spectrum shows the presence of several thousand 0 and B stars which appear to have formed about 3 million years ago. We also discuss the extinction and interstellar medium in the line of sight.
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页码:L25 / L28
页数:4
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