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Central Kinematics and Rotation Curve of the Sb Galaxy NGC 4527 in CO, Halpha, and [NII] Lines

Y. Sofue·A. Tomita·M. Honma·Y. Tutui
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We have obtained interferometer observations of the central region of the Sb galaxy NGC 4527 in the 12CO (J=1-0) line emission using the Nobeyama Millimeter Array. We also obtained optical (Halpha, [NII]) spectroscopy using the Okayama 188-cm reflector along the major axis. The kinematical structure and the distribution of HII regions show symmetry around the nucleus, while the distribution of molecular gas is asymmetric. The molecular-gas mass shares only 10% of the dynamical mass in the central 1 kpc radius region. Using position-velocity diagrams, we have derived a center-to-disk rotation curve. It rises steeply in the central region, attaining a maximum of about 250 km/s at 400 pc radius, and then decreases to a minimum at 2 kpc radius, followed by a disk and outer flat part. The rotation curve may provide us with the most similar case to that of the Milky Way Galaxy.

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Y. Sofue, A. Tomita, M. Honma, Y. Tutui. 1999-10-01. Central Kinematics and Rotation Curve of the Sb Galaxy NGC 4527 in CO, Halpha, and [NII] Lines. https://doi.org/10.1093/pasj%2F51.5.737

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