J/A+A/634/A1ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/634/A1doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.36340001CDSGRAVITY Coll.Pfuhl O.Davies R.Dexter J.Netzer H.Hoenig S.Lutz D.,Schartmann M.Sturm E.Amorim A.Brandner W.Clenet Y.de Zeeuw P.T.,Eckart A.Eisenhauer F.Foerster Schreiber N.M.Gao F.Garcia P.J.V.,Genzel R.Gillessen S.Gratadour D.Kishimoto M.Lacour S.Millour F.,Ott T.Paumard T.Perraut K.Perrin G.Peterson B.M.Petrucci P.O.,Prieto M.A.Rouan D.Shangguan J.Shimizu T.Sternberg A.Straub O.,Straubmeier C.Tacconi L.J.Tristram K.R.W.Vermot P.Waisberg I.,Widmann F.Woillez J.2020-04-16T12:34:23Z2020-01-28T07:59:52ZCDS support team

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cds-question@unistra.frseyfert-galaxiesinterferometryWe present near-infrared interferometric data on the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 1068, obtained with the GRAVITY instrument on the European Southern Observatory Very Large Telescope Interferometer. The extensive baseline coverage from 5 to 60M{lambda} allowed us to reconstruct a continuum image of the nucleus with an unrivaled 0.2pc resolution in the K-band.We find a thin ring-like structure of emission with a radius r=0.24+/-0.03pc, inclination i=70+/-5{deg}, position angle PA=-50+/-4{deg}, and h/r<0.14, which we associate with the dust sublimation region. The observed morphology is inconsistent with the expected signatures of a geometrically and optically thick torus. Instead, the infrared emission shows a striking resemblance to the 22GHz maser disc, which suggests they share a common region of origin. The near-infrared spectral energy distribution indicates a bolometric luminosity of (0.4-4.7)x10^45^erg/s, behind a large A_K_~=5.5 (A_V_~=90) screen of extinction that also appears to contribute significantly to obscuring the broad line region.2020A&A...634A...1Ghttps://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A+A/634/A1CatalogResearchIsServedByTAP VizieR generic serviceIsServedByConesearch servicehttps://cds.unistra.fr/vizier-org/licences_vizier.htmlhttps://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/A+A/634/A1https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/A+A/634/A1http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/A+A/634/A1https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/A+A/634/A1https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/A+A/634/A1http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/A+A/634/A1GETtext/xml+votablehttps://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tapCone search capability for table J/A+A/634/A1/list (List of fits files)https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/A+A/634/A1/list?https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/A+A/634/A1/list?http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/A+A/634/A1/list?GETtext/xml+votable180.050000true40.669875-0.01327780.0055555555555555566/17754https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/moc/J/A+A/634/A1?format=asciidefaultJ/A+A/634/A1/listList of fits filesrecnoRecord number assigned by the VizieR team. Should Not be used for identification.meta.recordintRAJ2000Right ascension (J2000)pos.eq.ra;meta.mainDEJ2000Declination (J2000)pos.eq.dec;meta.mainNxNumber of pixels along X-axismeta.numberintNyNumber of pixels along Y-axismeta.numberintsizeSize of FITS fileKibytephys.size;meta.fitsintFileNameName of FITS file, in subdirectory fitsmeta.id;meta.fitscharTitleTitle of the FITS filemeta.title;meta.fitschar