Is there really a Black Hole at the center of NGC 4041? - Constraints from gas kinematics

A. Marconi, D. J. Axon, A. Capetti +16

We present HST/STIS spectra of the Sbc spiral galaxy NGC 4041 which were used to map the velocity field of the gas in its nuclear region. We detect the presence of a compact (r~0.4…