Star formation and stellar populations in the Wolf-Rayet(?) luminous compact blue galaxy IRAS 08339+6517

摘要

Aims. IRAS 08339+6517 is a luminous infrared and Ly alpha-emitting starburst galaxy that possesses a dwarf companion object at a projected distance of 56 kpc. An H I tidal tail has recently been detected between both galaxies, suggesting that about 70 of the neutral gas has been ejected from them.