Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2009
Abstract
We present optical long-slit and SparsePak Integral Field Unit emission line spectroscopy along with optical broadband and near-IR images of the edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 2683. We find a multi-valued, figure-of-eight velocity structure in the inner 45″ of the long-slit spectrum and twisted isovelocity contours in the velocity field. We also find, regardless of wavelength, that the galaxy isophotes are boxy. We argue that taken together, these kinematic and photometric features are evidence for the presence of a bar in NGC 2683. We use our data to constrain the orientation and strength of the bar.
Keywords
galaxies: bulges, galaxies: kinematics and dynamics, galaxies: spiral, galaxies: structure
Publication Title
Astronomical Journal
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Recommended Citation
Kinematic and Photometric Evidence for a Bar in NGC 2683. Rachel Kuzio de Naray et al 2009 AJ 138 1082
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