Is there really a Black Hole at the center of NGC 4041? - Constraints from gas kinematics

Is there really a Black Hole at the center of NGC 4041? - Constraints from gas kinematics

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We present HST/STIS spectra of the Sbc spiral galaxy NGC 4041 which were used to map the velocity field of the gas in its nuclear region. We detect the presence of a compact (r~0.4" ~40 pc), high surface brightness, rotating nuclear disk co-spatial with a nuclear star cluster. The disk is chara...

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Main Authors: Marconi, A, Axon, D, Capetti, A, Maciejewski, W, Atkinson, J, Batcheldor, D, Binney, J, Carollo, M, Dressel, L, Ford, H, Gerssen, J, Hughes, M, Macchetto, D, Merrifield, MR, Scarlata, C, Sparks, W, Stiavelli, M, Tsvetanov, Z, Marel, R
Format: Journal article
Published: 2002

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