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view Abstract Citations (29) References (46) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS The Unusual Box-Shaped (?) Elliptical Galaxy IC 3370 Jarvis, Brian Abstract IC 3370 is noted by this photometric and kinematic study to be more like the bulges of disk galaxies than elliptical galaxies; seen nearly edge-on, it is an S0pec rather than an elliptical galaxy, as originally classified. IC 3370 is also found to be a cylindrical rotator above the plane of the disk to a degree that is far in excess of previous observations in box- or peanut-shaped bulges. In addition, it exhibits a large amount of isophotal twisting throughout the bulge, which is not easily reconciled with an oblate model's nearly edge-on view, but is suggestive of a merger or tidal-encounter history. Publication: The Astronomical Journal Pub Date: July 1987 DOI: 10.1086/114444 Bibcode: 1987AJ.....94...30J Keywords: Astronomical Photometry; Elliptical Galaxies; Galactic Rotation; Galactic Structure; Disk Galaxies; Luminosity; Spectrum Analysis; Astrophysics; GALAXIES: GENERAL full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (13) NED (12)
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