The interacting spiral galaxy NGC 5395.
Abstract
Spectroscopic and imaging observations of NGC 5395, and images of its companion NGC 5394 are presented. These results show quite clearly that the spiral arms of NGC 5395 are trailing, as is usual, despite claims by Pasha and Smirnov (1982) that NGC 5395 is a leading-arm galaxy. However, NGC 5395 shows some rather unusual structure, and its smaller companion NGC 5394 shows a very bright stellar nucleus with the possibility of asymmetric extended H-alpha emission.
- Publication:
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The Astronomical Journal
- Pub Date:
- March 1985
- DOI:
- 10.1086/113752
- Bibcode:
- 1985AJ.....90..469S
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Photography;
- Astronomical Spectroscopy;
- Galactic Nuclei;
- Galactic Structure;
- Interacting Galaxies;
- Spiral Galaxies;
- Emission Spectra;
- Galactic Rotation;
- H Alpha Line;
- Star Distribution;
- Astrophysics