M31 Transverse Velocity and Local Group Mass from Satellite Kinematics
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M31 Transverse Velocity and Local Group Mass from Satellite Kinematics
We present several different statistical methods to determine the transverse velocity vector of M31. The underlying assumptions are that the M31 satellites on average follow the motion of M31 through space, and that the galaxies in the outer parts of the Local Group on average follow the motion of the Local Group barycenter through space. We apply the methods to the line-of-sight velocities of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Astrophysical Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0004-637X,1538-4357
DOI: 10.1086/533430