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K. Xu, 03.06.2003 GISS C.K. Xu 01.16.2003 Kevin Xu, 01.16.2003 GISS (2nd), 02.22.01 Kevin Xu * Stephan’s Quintet (SQ): A Multi-galaxy Collision C. K. Xu IPAC, Caltech “Birth Certificate”: M.E. Stephan, 1876, CR Acad. Sci. Paris vol. 84, p641. Why is SQ interesting? It looks fantastic in every waveband. It reveals surprises every time being looked at by a new instrument. Behind all the spectacular images and strange spectrographs, lies a very complex web of galaxy-galaxy and galaxy-IGM interactions. (4) It shows all kinds of interaction induced phenomena, including a large scale shock (~40 kpc), an IGM starburst, long tidal tails with tidal dwarf candidates, and a type II AGN. (5) How useful is the knowledge gained in studying this local (94 Mpc) system to our understanding of those multi-galaxy systems afar, such as multi-nuclei ULIRGs and multi-mergers in deep surveys? Who cares! 6563 km/s 786 km/s 5765 6620 km/s 6550 km/s 6583 km/s (Sbc sy2) (S0/a) (E) (Sbc) (E) (Sd) Gallagher et al. (2001, AJ 122,163) SQ seen in deep R band: 1.4 GHz (VLA B-Array) Radio Continuum --- A gigantic shock front (~40 kpc) in the intragroup medium (IGM) Allan Hartsuiker 1972, Nat. 239 1.4 GHz Westerbork Xu et al. 2003, ApJ 595, 665 Trinchieri et al. (2003, AA, 401, 173) X-ray (0.5-3 keV) on H? image X-ray (Chandra) on B-band image [OI] [OI] [SII] H?/[NII] H?/[NII] [SII] Xu et al. 2003, ApJ 595, 665 Blue contours: H? (5700 km/sec comp.) Red contours: H? (6600 km/sec comp.) Spectroscopic confirmation of shock excitation: double spectrograph, Palomar 200” R-band ISOCAM 15?m A starburst in the IGM -- A product of high speed (900km/s) galaxy-IGM collision (Xu et al. 1999, ApJ 512, 178) Blue contours: H? (5700 km/sec comp., intruder) Red contours: H? (6600 km/sec comp., IGM) IGM starburst (“SQ-A”) (Xu et al. 1999, ApJ 512