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The kinematically decoupled core of MCG–6-30-15

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 July 2014

Sandra I. Raimundo*
Affiliation:
SISSA - International School for Advanced Studies, via Bonomea, 265, 34136 Trieste, Italy email: sandra.raimundo@sissa.it
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Abstract

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The Seyfert galaxy MCG–6-30-15 has recently been observed in the infrared using SINFONI on the VLT, reaching a very high spatial resolution of 0.1 arcsec. This allowed us for the first time to detect a stellar kinematically decoupled core in the inner r < 125 pc of the galaxy. Here we summarise the main theories for the formation of the decoupled core and the implications on the study of this galaxy.

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Contributed Papers
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2014 

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