Minkowski's Object: A Starburst Triggered by a Radio Jet, Revisited
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We present neutral hydrogen, ultraviolet, optical and near-infrared imaging, as well as optical spectroscopic observations of Minkowski's Object (MO), a star forming system at the end of a radio jet associated with NGC541 at the center of a cluster of galaxies, Abell 194. The observations strengthen the evidence, first presented in 1985, that MO is a small, peculiar galaxy in which the star formation has been triggered by the radio jet. Key new results are the discovery of a double H I cloud wi…
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Date:
February 7, 2006
Creator:
Croft, S.; van Breugel, W.; de Vries, W.; Dopita, M.; Martin, C.; Morganti, R. et al.
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