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Dynamics of the Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

George Paltoglou  and
K.C. Freeman
George Paltoglou
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, The Australian National University
K.C. Freeman
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, The Australian National University

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The mass to light ratio of the inner parts of the Fornax system is 3.2 ± 1.1. Its major axis rotation is only 3.4 ± 2.4 km s-1 over ± 1 kpc, which argues against its origin as a stripped dwarf irregular.

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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 127: Structure and Dynamics of Elliptical Galaxies , 1987 , pp. 447 - 448
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Copyright © Reidel 1987 

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