Modeling vertical structure in circular velocity of spiral galaxy NGC 4244
Astrophysics of Galaxies
2015-07-02 v1
Abstract
We study the vertical gradient in azimuthal velocity of spiral galaxy NGC 4244 in a thin disk model. With surface density accounting for the rotation curve, we model the gradient properties in the approximation of quasi-circular orbits and find the predictions to be consistent with the gradient properties inferred from measurements. This consistency may suggest that the mass distribution in this galaxy is flattened.
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@article{arxiv.1504.05903,
title = {Modeling vertical structure in circular velocity of spiral galaxy NGC 4244},
author = {Joanna Jałocha and Łukasz Bratek and Szymon Sikora and Marek Kutschera},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.05903},
year = {2015}
}
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5 pages, 6 figures