The shape and scale of Galactic rotation from Cepheid kinematics

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 635-647

  Metzger, Mark R ^a,b   Caldwell, John A R ^c   Schechter, Paul L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cepheids; Galaxy: Fundamental parameters; Galaxy: Kinematics and dynamics; Galaxy: Structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001135116     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/300198     Document Type: Article

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