Basic Kinematics of the Galactic Disk from Open Cluster Data
The kinematic parameters of the Galactic disk are redetermined based on open-cluster data. It is shown that the Bottlinger-Oort model of pure circular rotation can be confidently used to describe the observed motions of disk objects at least out to heliocentric distances of 3.5 kpc.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Open Astronomy |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/astro-2017-0262 |