Mass of the Galaxy Inferred from Outer Rotation Curve

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1996-11-20

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9611156v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Latex, 4 pages and 3 figures, to appear in PASJ Letter Vol.48 No.6

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Using an outer rotation curve of the Galaxy, we explore the galactic constants and the mass of the Galaxy. We show that \Theta_0 of 200 km/s is more favorable than the IAU standard value of 220 km/s, and also show that if \Theta_0 is smaller than 207 km/s the rotation curve beyond 2R_0 is declining in Keplerian fashion. In the case of \Theta_0= 200 km/s and R_0= 7.6 kpc, the total mass and the extent of the Galaxy inferred from the rotation curve are 2.0+/-0.3x 10^{11} M_\odot and 15 kpc, respectively. These results may significantly change the previous view of the Galaxy, that its outer region is dominated by a massive dark halo extending out to several tens of kpc.

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