Global structure and kinematics of the spiral galaxy NGC 2841

Investigation of gaseous and stellar kinematics and of broadband VRI and na rrowband H alpha and [N II] lambda 6583 images is performed for the central part of the regular spiral galaxy NGC 2841 (R < 4 kpc). We found emission- line splitting at R<20" and a three-component line-of-sight velocity distri bution (LOSVD) for the stars in the radial range 6" to 100". Morphological analysis reveals strong narrow shock fronts dose to the major axis in the r adial range from 30" to 50", a turn of 5 degrees in the isophote major axis , and a strongly negative Fourier coefficient a(4) (boxy isophotes) in the radial range from 15" to 33". In principle, all these features may be expla ined in the context of a triaxial bulge hypothesis.