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The Rotation Curve from A-F Supergiants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

D. M. Peterson
Affiliation:
Astronomy Program, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA
D. Slowik
Affiliation:
Astronomy Program, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA

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The Galactic rotation law provides critical information for estimating the distribution of mass in the Galaxy, for tying the distance of the Sun from the Galactic center to local distance scales, and, if determined over large enough distances, for estimating the total mass of the system and the amount of nonluminous matter present. Interior to the Sun velocities are well defined by observations of the ISM, particularly HI. These techniques are not available for points exterior to the Sun and we must rely on observations of velocities of objects whose distances can be estimated. Notable among these are the Cepheids (Pont et al 1994) and the combination of CO velocities and OB cluster distances (Brand & Blitz 1993) where the two are found to coexist. Adding a new class of objects, particularly bright, relatively common objects to this effort is of importance.

Type
Chapter 8: How do we put it together?
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996 

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