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A Reconsideration of the Galactic Constants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

F. J. Kerr  and
D. Lynden-Bell
F. J. Kerr
Affiliation:
Astronomy Program, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742USA
D. Lynden-Bell
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 OHAUK

Abstract

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Whereas the I.A.U. standard values of the constants Ro, ⊙o, A, and B, differ from those currently considered best, the errors of current determinations are still rather large. Although the means of recent determinations lead to a fairly consistent set of values for the four main constants, the agreement may be largely coincidental. However, a case can be made for agreeing on a new pair of standard values for Ro and ⊙o as a matter of practical convenience.

Type
Additional Contributions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 7: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XIXth General Assembly of the IAU, 1985 , 1986 , pp. 889 - 892
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986

References

Kerr, F.J. and Lynden-Bell, D., 1986, “Review of Galactic Constants”, submitted to Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc.Google Scholar