Merging between a central massive black hole and a compact stellar system: A clue to the origin of M31's nucleus

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 540, Issue 2 PART 2, 2000, Pages

  Bekki, Kenji ^a  

^a NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; Galaxies: individual (M31); Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Galaxies: nuclei

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034633055     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/312883     Document Type: Article

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