Optical and Near-Infrared Observations of the Nearby Spiral Galaxy Maffei 2
Abstract
Spectra, photographs, and photometric measurements have been used to show that Maffei 2 has a distance of 5 i 2 Mpc and that it has a morphological type near Sbc II in agreement with similar conclusions made earlier by radio observers. We discuss the possible relationships between Maffei 2 and the elliptical galaxy Maffei 1; there are serious inconsistencies in the existing data which bear on this question. Subject headings: galaxies, individual - infrared sources
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- March 1973
- DOI:
- 10.1086/151967
- Bibcode:
- 1973ApJ...180..351S