B,V surface photometry of the UV continuum galaxy NGC 838 |
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Authors: | A M I Osman |
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Institution: | (1) Helwan Observatory, Cairo, Egypt |
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Abstract: | Surface photometry of the UV continuum galaxy NGC 838 has been carried out in theB, V system using photographic plates obtained with the 74 Kottamia telescope, Egypt. Isophotes, luminosity profiles, integrated photographic magnitudes, effective diameters and other photometric parameters are derived.The photoelectrically calibrated total apparent magnitudes areB
T
=13.57 with maximum diameters 1.57×1.34 (at threshold
m
=27.7 mag.//) andV
T
=12.91 with maximum diameters 1.54×1.32 (at threshold
m
=27.7 mag./). The integrated colour index(B–V)
T
=0.66 and the effective surface brightness
e
(B=19.0 mag./) and
e
(V=19.7 mag./. The major axis is at position angle =85°±1°.The nucleus of NGC 838 is quite blue (integrated colour(B–V)=0.41 forr
*<0.1) compared to normal galaxies while the colour becomes redder from the nucleus outwards. The UV excess, H emission and radio continuum emission previously observed from this galaxy by other investigators may be attributed to a recent burst of star formation in the nucleus of the galaxy of duration slightly greater than 2×107 yr. |
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