The double nucleus and central black hole of M31

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 522, Issue 2 PART 1, 1999, Pages 772-792

  Kormendy, John ^a   Bender, Ralf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Black hole physics; Galaxies: individual (M31); Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Galaxies: nuclei

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033543384     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/307665     Document Type: Article

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