The Isotropic Center of NGC 5419—A Core in Formation?

With its cored surface brightness profile, the elliptical galaxy NGC 5419 appears as a typical high-mass early-type galaxy (ETG). However, the galaxy hosts two distinct nuclei in its center. We use high-signal MUSE (Multi-unit Spectroscopic Explorer (Based on observations collected at the European O...

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Main Authors: Bianca Neureiter, Jens Thomas, Antti Rantala, Thorsten Naab, Kianusch Mehrgan, Roberto Saglia, Stefano de Nicola, Ralf Bender
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/accffa