The mass of the Milky Way from satellite dynamics

Abstract. We present and apply a method to infer the mass of the Milky Way (MW) by comparing the dynamics of MW satellites to those of model satellites in the

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Main Authors: Callingham, Thomas M. (Author) , Grand, Robert J. J. (Author) , Pakmor, Rüdiger (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2019 February 5
In: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Year: 2019, Volume: 484, Issue: 4, Pages: 5453-5467
ISSN:1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stz365
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz365
Verlag, Volltext: https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/484/4/5453/5307100
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Author Notes:Thomas M. Callingham, Marius Cautun, Alis J. Deason, Carlos S. Frenk, Wenting Wang, Facundo A. Gómez, Robert J.J. Grand, Federico Marinacci and Ruediger Pakmor
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Summary:Abstract. We present and apply a method to infer the mass of the Milky Way (MW) by comparing the dynamics of MW satellites to those of model satellites in the
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ISSN:1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stz365