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We present the results from UV imagery of NGC 1275 obtained using the Goddard Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT). We are able to study the UV morphology down to μ 249 ~ 25 mag aresec-2. There are significant non-axisymmetric structures in the UV continuum associated with the low-velocity filament system. Continuum from the high-velocity system may also be present. The large aperture UV colors indicate that although the mass function extends to ~ 5M ⊙, more massive objects are not present. This implies either a cessation of star formation during the last 50–100 Myr or a truncated initial mass function.
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Smith, E.P. (1993). UIT Observations of NGC 1275. In: Beckman, J.E. (eds) The Nearest Active Galaxies. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1930-6_10
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