Bibcode
Esteban, César; Méndez, David I.
Referencia bibliográfica
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.348, p.446-456 (1999)
Fecha de publicación:
8
1999
Revista
Número de citas
6
Número de citas referidas
6
Descripción
We present results of narrow-band and broad-band optical CCD imaging
together with intermediate-resolution spectroscopy of the Wolf-Rayet
galaxy Mkn 8. Analysis of the morphology and kinematics of the object
indicates that the strong star formation episode we are witnessing in
Mkn 8 is the product of the interaction of two (or three) disk galaxies.
The chemical abundances and abundance ratios measured in the brightest
knots suggest that the interacting galaxies are chemically evolved
gas-rich objects, perhaps late-type spirals.