Galactic masers and the Milky Way circular velocity

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 704, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1704-1709

  Bovy, Jo ^a   Hogg, David W ^a,b   Rix, Hans Walter ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Galaxy: Fundamental parameters; Galaxy: Kinematics and dynamics; Galaxy: Structure; Methods:Statistical

Indexed keywords

EID: 70549097129     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/704/2/1704     Document Type: Article

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