Morphology of the 12 Micron Seyfert Galaxies. II. Optical and Near‐Infrared Image Atlas

We present 263 optical and near-infrared (NIR) images for 42 Seyfert 1s and48 Seyfert 2s, selected from the Extended 12-micron Galaxy Sample.Elliptically-averaged profiles are derived from the images, and isophotal radiiand magnitudes are calculated from these. We also report virtual aperturephotometry, that judging from comparison with previous work, is accurate toroughly 0.05mag in the optical, and 0.07mag in the NIR. Our B-band isophotalmagnitude and radii, obtained from ellipse fitting, are in good agreement withthose of RC3. When compared with the B band, V, I, J, and K isophotal diametersshow that the colors in the outer regions of Seyferts are consistent with thecolors of normal spirals. Differences in the integrated isophotal colors andcomparison with a simple model show that the active nucleus+bulge is strongerand redder in the NIR than in the optical. Finally, roughly estimated Seyfertdisk surface brightnesses are significantly brighter in B and K than those innormal spirals of similar morphological type.Comment: 17 pgs including figures; Table 2 is a separate file. Complete Figure 1 is available by contacting the authors. Accepted for publication in ApJ