A possible X - ray jet from the starburst galaxy NGC 6217

Deep ROSAT PSPC and HRI observations of the nuclear starburst, UV flat spectrum spiral NGC 6217 reveal a jet-like X-ray filament extending out 2. ′ 7 (18.8 kpc) to the SW of the galaxy. Radio images of NGC 6217 show an extent in the same direction, giving further evidence for a one-sided X-ray jet interpretation of this feature. It's X-ray spectrum is harder than that of NGC 6217 and the luminosity in the 0.5–2.0 keV band ∼1.7·10 39 erg s −1. We compare our findings to parameters of other X-ray jets from other active galaxies. We also give positions of a total of 91 X-ray sources detected in the field to a limiting 0.5–2.0 keV flux of ∼ 2.2·10 −15 erg cm −2 s −1 and propose optical and radio identifications. Some of these sources have been identified in the RIXOS program.