The dynamical distance and intrinsic structure of the globular cluster ω Centauri

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 445, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 513-543

  Van De Ven, G ^a   Van Den Bosch, R C E ^a   Verolme, E K ^a   De Zeeuw, P T ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Galaxy: globular clusters: individual: NGC 5139; Galaxy: kinematics and dynamics

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; DATA ACQUISITION; KINEMATICS; ORBITS; PHOTOGRAPHY; VELOCITY;

GALAXY: GLOBULAR CLUSTERS: INDIVIDUAL NGC 5139; GALAXY: KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS; MEAN VELOCITY;

GALAXIES;

EID: 30144431860     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053061     Document Type: Article

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