IS THE EDGE-ON GALAXY NGC-4762 ACTUALLY BARRED

Authors
WOZNIAK H
Citation
H. Wozniak, IS THE EDGE-ON GALAXY NGC-4762 ACTUALLY BARRED, Astrophysical letters & communications, 31(1-6), 1995, pp. 165-167
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
Astrophysical letters & communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
08886512
Volume
31
Issue
1-6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
165 - 167
Database
ISI
SICI code
0888-6512(1995)31:1-6<165:ITEGNA>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
When it was believed that stellar bars were flat structures, the thin component found in the equatorial plane of the edge-on galaxy NGC 4762 was regarded as the prototype of such flat bars. However, N-body simu lations have suggested for a long time that bars must be thick. We thu s propose another interpretation of the flat component which confirms N-body simulations [5]: the thin central structure may be a merger rem nant.