Constraining the history of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy using observations of its tidal debris

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1719-1726

  Johnston, K V ^a   Majewski, S R ^b,c   Siegel, M H ^b   Reid, I N ^c,d   Kunkel, W E ^e  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE OBSERVATORIES   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e LAS CAMPANAS OBSERVATORY   (Chile)

Author keywords

Galaxies: dwarf; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: individual (Sagittarius); Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Methods: analytical

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000453848     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301037     Document Type: Review

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