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L. E. Kay (Barnard Coll., Columbia Univ.), H. D. Tran (Johns Hopkins Univ.), A. M. Magalhaes (IAG, Univ. Saõ Paulo)
We report on CTIO spectropolarimetry observations of these two Seyfert galaxies. NGC 1365 is a nearby galaxy (z=0.005) which has been variously classified as a Seyfert 2, Seyfert 1.8, NLS1, and a starburst-Seyfert. Our spectra suggests it is currently a Narrow-line Seyfert 1, with iron lines in the spectrum. It has a continuum polarization rising to about 1.5% in the blue, similar to that of other NLS1 galaxies such as IRAS~20181--2244.
NGC 3393 is a luminous southern Seyfert 2 galaxy at z=0.013. Our data show it has a hidden broad line region visible in the polarized flux.
Support from the NSF, NASA, the Center for Astrophysical Sciences at JHU, and FAPESP is gratefully acknowledged.
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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 34
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