A Complex Stellar Line-of-Sight Velocity Distribution in the Lenticular Galaxy NGC 524

Abstract: We present a detailed study of the stellar and gaseous kinematics in the luminous early-type galaxy NGC 524, derived from the long-slit spectroscopic observations obtained with the Russian 6 m telescope and the IFU data from the SAURON survey. The stellar line-of-sight velocity distribution (LOSVD) of NGC 524 exhibits strong asymmetry. We performed a comprehensive analysis of the LOSVD using two complementary approaches by the nbursts full spectral fitting technique: (a) a non-parametric LOSVD recovery and (b) a parametric recovery of two Gaussian kinematical components having different stellar populations. We discuss the origin of the complex stellar LOSVD of NGC 524.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: A Complex Stellar Line-of-Sight Velocity Distribution in the Lenticular Galaxy NGC 524 ; volume:20 ; number:3 ; year:2011 ; pages:453-458 ; extent:6 ; Open astronomy ; 20, Heft 3 (2011), 453-458 (gesamt 6)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Katkov, I. ; Chilingarian, I. ; Sil’chenko, O. ; Zasov, A. ; Afanasiev, V.

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/astro-2017-0318
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2405271708538.628780271017
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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