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Title: Structure of spiral arm S6 in the Andromeda Nebula

Journal Article · · Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6372056

The star distribution across spiral arm S6 in Baade's M31 field IV is investigated. The brightest stars congregate toward the arm midline, along which maximum star density also occurs. The symmetric structure of S6 may result from its being located near the corotation radius, as indicated by the spiral-pattern rotational velocity ..cap omega../sub p/roughly-equal10 km sec/sup -1/ kpc/sup -1/ derived from the Cepheid age gradient in S4. Arm S6 has features similar to the galactic spiral arms in the solar neighborhood.

Research Organization:
Shternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow
OSTI ID:
6372056
Journal Information:
Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 8:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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