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The internal kinematics of dwarf spheroidal galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2006

M.I. Wilkinson
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK
J.T. Kleyna
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-1897, USA
N. Wyn Evans
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK
G.F. Gilmore
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK
J.I. Read
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK
A. Koch
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute of the University of Basel, Venusstrasse 7, 4102 Binningen, Switzerland
E.K. Grebel
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute of the University of Basel, Venusstrasse 7, 4102 Binningen, Switzerland
M.J. Irwin
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK
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Abstract

The status of kinematic observations in Local Group dwarf spheroidalgalaxies (dSphs) is reviewed. Various approaches to the dynamicalmodelling of these data are discussed and some general features ofdSph dark matter haloes based on simple mass models are presented.

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Research Article
Copyright
© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2006

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