Title | The Nuclear Region of NGC 1068: High-Accuracy Alignment of the Optical and Radio Emission |
Authors | Capetti, A.; Macchetto, F. D.; Lattanzi, M. G. |
Bibcode | 1997ApJ...476L..67C Search ADS ↗ |
Abstract | We present the results of a campaign to obtain an accurate registration of Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and MERLIN images of NGC 1068, the prototypical Seyfert 2 galaxy. The final registration is accurate to 100 mas. A strong anticorrelation between radio and optical emission is revealed; in particular, the radio jet lies on a region of relatively low optical emission and is surrounded by line-emitting clouds. A majo ... |
Objects | 1 Objects Search NED ↙ |