Darwin tames an andromeda dwarf: Unraveling the orbit of NGC 205 using a genetic algorithm

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 683, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 722-749

  Howley, K M ^a   Geha, M ^b   Guhathakurta, P ^a   Montgomery, R M ^a   Laughlin, G ^a   Johnston, K V ^c  

^a University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: dwarf; Galaxies: individual (NGC 205); Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Methods: n body simulations; Methods: numerical

Indexed keywords

EID: 51349135168     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589632     Document Type: Article

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