Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Oct 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986mnras.222..525f&link_type=abstract
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (ISSN 0035-8711), vol. 222, Oct. 1, 1986, p. 525-541.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
76
Angular Distribution, Axes Of Rotation, Galactic Clusters, Galactic Rotation, Local Group (Astronomy), Statistical Analysis, Virgo Galactic Cluster
Scientific paper
The method of investigating the orientation of galaxy rotation axes in the Local Supercluster introduced by Jaaniste and Saar (1977), which takes into consideration both galaxy position angle and inclination, has been applied to a sample of 1275 galaxies. Statistical analysis of the distribution of the angles of rotation axes to the Local Supercluster plane shows that the distribution of galaxy planes is anisotropic. Galaxy planes tend to be perpendicular to the Local Supercluster plane. It is shown that such a result depends crucially on galaxies seen 'face-on', whose distribution is different from that of galaxies seen 'edge-on'. The projections of galaxy rotation axes in the Local Supercluster plane tend to point toward the Virgo Cluster centre, but this effect is weak. The authors also discuss the reasons why their results disagree with the conclusions of previous workers.
Flin Piotr
Godlowski Wlodzimierz
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