Mass of the milky way
| Contribuinte(s) |
S. D. Ryder D. J. Pisano M. A. Walker K. C. Freeman |
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| Data(s) |
01/01/2004
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| Resumo |
We present a new estimate of the mass of the Milky Way based on the escape velocity of a sample of distant stars, about 12 kpc from the Galactic centre and about 5 kpc from the plane of the Galaxy. Our sample is very different from previous escape-velocity studies, being compiled from an all-object spectroscopic survey of a region of sky. The derived mass within 12 kpc of the Galactic centre is (1.3 +/- 0.3) x 10(11) M-circle dot. |
| Identificador | |
| Idioma(s) |
eng |
| Publicador |
Astronomical Society of the Pacific |
| Palavras-Chave | #Astronomy & Astrophysics #0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences |
| Tipo |
Conference Paper |
