Magellanic cloud structure from near-infrared surveys. I. The viewing angles of the large magellanic cloud

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1807-1826

  Van Der Marel, Roeland P ^a   Cioni, Maria Rosa L ^b  

^a STScI   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Color magnitude diagrams; Galaxies: fundamental parameters; Galaxies: structure; Magellanic clouds; Stars: AGB and post AGB

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EID: 0000357358     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/323099     Document Type: Article

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