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Determinations of the heliocentric radial velocity
, of
, and of
(together with the
corresponding radius
) are listed in Table 3 (click here). The V(r)
and
profiles are presented in Fig. 1 (click here), and also in Table 4,
which
is proposed in electronic form only. Tables 1 (click here) through 4 are available
from the CDS.

Figure 1: Profiles of rotation velocities and velocity dispersions
Notes:
Col. (2):
, heliocentric radial velocity, in kms-1;
Col. (3):
, central velocity dispersion, in kms-1;
Col. (4):
, maximum rotation velocity, in kms-1;
Col. (5):
, the radius at which
has been measured,
in arcsec.
Table 3: Kinematical results
Our results are summarized as follows:
- We have determined the central velocity dispersion
for 38 E
and S0 galaxies; in the literature (excluding Paper I and all previous
measurements by ourselves),
was still unavailable for three of
these objects (NGC 2332, NGC 4479 and UGC 3792).
- For 32 galaxies in our sample, we have been able to measure the
and V(r) profiles along the major axis. For 22 of these, the
profiles extend beyond the effective radius. Whenever possible (for 30
galaxies), we have determined the maximum rotation velocity
:
this parameter was still unavailable for 27 of these objects.
- In about half a dozen galaxies, there is an apparent asymmetry in the
rotation curve; in the particular case of NGC 3921, there is also a clear
asymmetry of the photometric profile outside
. For three other
galaxies (NGC 5490, and, marginally, NGC 4874 and NGC 5557), the rotation
looks aberrant in the outer regions, being apparently in opposite sense
for r<0 and r>0; deeper spectra would be valuable to settle the question.
We note cases of asymmetry in the inner dispersion profiles, and also
secondary peaks of
(e.g., NGC 4270, NGC 4435, and NGC 5353),
which could be artefacts caused by a strongly non-gaussian LOSVD
(line-of-sight velocity distribution).
Acknowledgements
We are endebted to the telescope operators at the
Observatoire de Haute-Provence for their continuous support. We are pleased to
thank A. Pharasyn for his help during one of the observing runs, and the
referee, G. Busarello, for his valuable comments. We have made
use of the Lyon-Meudon Extragalactic Database supplied by the LEDA team.

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