Dynamics and stellar content of the giant southern stream in M31. II. Interpretation

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1436-1444

  Font, Andreea S ^a   Johnston, Kathryn V ^a   Guhathakurta, Puragra ^b   Majewski, Steven R ^c   Rich, R Michael ^d  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: individual (M31); Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics galaxies: structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645225464     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499564     Document Type: Article

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