Santana, Karina C.Maccagni, Filippo M.Deane, RogerHealy, Julia2026-04-162026-04-162025-07Santana, K.C., Maccagni, F.M., Deane, R.P. et al. 2025, 'MeerKAT disco v ery of an infalling cold gas tail on to the nearby barred spiral galaxy, NGC 5643', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 540, pp. 2396-2412. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf832.0035-8711 (print)1365-2966 (online)10.1093/mnras/staf832http://hdl.handle.net/2263/109622DATA AVAILABILITY : The raw visibilities used in this work can be found at the SARAO archive 4 The authors may make data products available upon reason- able request.Please read abstract in the article.en© The Author(s) 2025. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.ISM: kinematics and dynamicsGalaxies: individual: NGC 5643Galaxies: ISMGalaxies: SeyfertGalaxies: star formationRadio lines: galaxiesActive galactic nuclei (AGN)Space sustainabilityMeerKAT discovery of an infalling cold gas tail on to the nearby barred spiral galaxy, NGC 5643Article