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Virgo Galaxies with Long One-sided H <scp>i</scp> Tails

Virgo Galaxies with Long One-sided H <scp>i</scp> Tails

In a new H I imaging survey of Virgo galaxies (VIVA: VLA Imaging of Virgo galaxies in Atomic gas), we find seven spiral galaxies with long H I tails. The morphology varies, but all the tails are extended well beyond the optical radii on one side. These galaxies are found …