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High resolution imaging of galaxy coresSurface photometry data obtained with the Faint Object Camera of the Hubble Space Telescope in the cores of ten galaxies is presented. The major results are: (1) none of the galaxies show truly 'isothermal' cores, (2) galaxies with nuclear activity show very similar light profiles, (3) all objects show central mass densities above 10 exp 3 solar masses/cu pc3, and (4) four of the galaxies (M87, NGC 3862, NGC 4594, NGC 6251) show evidence for exceptional nuclear mass concentrations.
Document ID
19940033945
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Crane, P.
(ESO Garching, Germany)
Stiavelli, M.
(ESO, Garching, Germany; Scuola Normale Superiore Pisa, Italy)
King, I. R.
(California Univ. Berkeley, United States)
Deharveng, J. M.
(CNRS Lab. d'Astronomie Spatiale, Marseille, France)
Albrecht, R.
(ESO Garching, Germany)
Barbieri, C.
(Osservatorio Astronomico Padua, Italy)
Blades, J. C.
(Space Telescope Science Inst. Baltimore, MD, United States)
Boksenberg, A.
(Royal Greenwich Observatory Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Disney, M. J.
(Cardiff Univ. College, United Kingdom)
Jakobsen, P.
(ESTEC Noordwijk, Netherlands)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Astronomical Journal
Volume: 106
Issue: 4
ISSN: 0004-6256
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
94A10600
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-1607
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-27760
CONTRACT_GRANT: ESA-6500/85/NL/SK
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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