The spin of M87 as measured from the rotation of its globular clusters

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2237-2245

  Kissler Patig, Markus ^a   Gebhardt, Karl ^a  

^a University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; Galaxies: individual (M87); Galaxies: star clusters

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040249160     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/300609     Document Type: Article

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