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Title: The pseudobulge of NGC 1292
Authors: L. Morelli (1), E. Pompei (2), A. Pizzella (1), J. Méndez-Abreu (1), (3), E. M. Corsini (1), L. Coccato (4), R. P. Saglia (4), M. Sarzi (5), F. Bertola (1) ((1) Dipartimento di Astronomia, Università di Padova, (2) European Southern Observatory, (3) INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, (4) Max-Planck Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, (6) Centre for Astrophysics Research, University of Hertfordshire)

The photometric and kinematic properties of Sb NGC 1292 suggest it hosts a pseudobulge. The properties of the stellar population of such a pseudobulge are consistent with a slow buildup within a scenario of secular evolution.

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