Stellar kinematics show no evidence of hidden mass concentrations at the centre of M83. We show the clearest evidence yet of an age gradient along the starburst arc and interpret the arc to have formed from orbital motion away from a starforming region in the dust lane.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0710.1727,
title = {The Centre of M83},
author = {R. C. W. Houghton and N. Thatte},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.1727},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
2 pages, 3 figues, Proceeding of the IAU Symposium 245 on "Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Bulges"