Near Infrared Surface Photometry of NGC1068

Abstract

We present a large field-of-view H (1.65 micron) image of NGC 253 and discuss the galaxy's large scale infrared morphology and surface brightness profile. An iterative least-squares fit to the surface brightness profile gives the exponential disk and "r^1/4^, bulge parameters. We confirm the existence of a barred morphology not apparent at optical wavelengths and find that the derived disk scale length at fit is slightly less than at B.