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Caption: Figure 4.
Figures showing a small asymmetry in the M32 nucleus. Left: the model-subtracted F555W image oriented with N up and E to the
left. Black solid lines show the annulus with major axes of 0
45–1
8, while the dashed line separates the northern and southern halves of this annulus. Right: comparison of the residuals of
the model-subtracted images. The
Y-axis plots the difference in flux between the southern and northern annuli in the model-subtracted images normalized by the
original image. A 1%–2% excess in the southern annulus is seen in all bands from 0
45 to 1
8 (2–7 pc).
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