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A reference sample of face-on bulgeless galaxies

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2019-03-06 v1

Abstract

We present a list of 220 face-on, almost bulgeless galaxies assumed to be counterparts to the objects from the Reference Flat Galaxy Catalog (RFGC). We selected the Sc, Scd and Sd-type galaxies according to their apparent axial ratio log(r25)<0.05log(r_{25}) < 0.05 and major standard angular diameter log(d25)>0.90log(d_{25}) > 0.90 as defined in HyperLEDA. The sample objects are restricted by the radial velocity VLG<10000V_{LG} < 10000 km/s and a declination of above 30-30 deg. The morphological composition of our sample is quite similar to that of RFGC. We notice the following common properties of face-on bulgeless galaxies. About half of them have bar-like structures occurring in the whole range of the absolute magnitudes of galaxies: from 17-17 to 22-22 mag. An essential part of our sample (27-50%) exhibit distorted spiral patterns. The galaxies do not show significant asymmetry in numbers of the "S"- and "Z"-like spin orientation. The mean (pseudo)bulge-to-total mass ratio for the sample is estimated as 0.11. Due to a negligible internal extinction, low-light background, and small projection effect, the face-on Sc-Sd discs are suitable objects to recognize their central nuclei as moderate-mass BH candidates. About 40-60% of the galaxies have distinct unresolved nuclei, and their presence steeply depend on the luminosity of the host galaxy.

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@article{arxiv.1902.09892,
  title  = {A reference sample of face-on bulgeless galaxies},
  author = {I. D. Karachentsev and V. E. Karachentseva},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.09892},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

11 pages, 3 tables, 6 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS

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