Castaneda, Hector O.; Vilchez, J. M.; Copetti, Marcus V. F.
Bibliographical reference
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 365, Dec. 10, 1990, p. 164-167.
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Description
The discovery of a very high velocity, low-intensity gas feature in the
giant extragalactic H II region NGC 5471 is reported. A broad component
in the emission lines of H-alpha + forbidden N II 6548, 6584 A is
located within an area less than 1 arcsec in diameter at the position
known as knot C. The broad component is characterized by its low
intensity, a contribution of roughly 25 percent to the total flux of the
lines, and an extension of roughly 3300 km/s at full width at zero
intensity (FWZI). Supernovae explosions and stellar winds are considered
as possible sources of the gas motions, and the observational evidence
for their presence is discussed.