Deriving the mass distribution of M87 from globular clusters

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 643, Issue 1 I, 2006, Pages 210-221

  Wu, Xiaoan ^a   Tremaine, Scott ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: fundamental parameters; Galaxies: individual (M87); Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Galaxies: star clusters; Methods: statistical

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745850437     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501515     Document Type: Article

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