Determination of the orbital parameters of the M 51 system using a genetic algorithm

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 379, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 115-124

  Wahde, M ^a   Donner, K J ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Observatory   (Finland)

Author keywords

Galaxies: individual: M 51; Galaxies: interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041381321     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20011326     Document Type: Article

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