BULGES OF TWO BARRED GALAXIES: NGC 3412 AND NGC 3941

  • ANN HONG BAE (Department of Earth Sciences, Pusan National University) ;
  • HWANG INOK (Department of Earth Sciences, Pusan National University)
  • Published : 1999.04.01

Abstract

We have conducted near-infrared (J- and H-band) surface photometry for two early type barred galaxies, NGC 3412 and NGC 3941. The bulges of NGC 3412 and NGC 3941 show isophotal twists which indicate that they are triaxial. NGC 3412 has a very short bar and its bulge is more centrally concentrated than that of NGC 3941. The unusually short bar and the centrally concentrated triaxial bulge of NGC 3412 might be the result of bar dissolution. The colors of the nuclear region of NGC 3941 resemble those of the blue nuclei, implying the presence of young stellar populations.

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