Large scale kinematics and dynamical modelling of the Milky Way nuclear star cluster

Context. Within the central 10 pc of our Galaxy lies a dense cluster of stars. This nuclear star cluster forms a distinct component of the Galaxy, and similar nuclear star clusters are found in most nearby spiral and elliptical galaxies. Studying the structure and kinematics of nuclear star clusters...

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Autores: Feldmeier, A., Neumayer, N., Seth, A., Schödel, Rainer, Lützgendorf, N., De Zeeuw, P.T., Kissler-Patig, M., Nishiyama, S., Walcher, C. J.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/401725
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/401725
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Galaxy: nucleus
Galaxy: kinematics and dynamics
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Sumario:Context. Within the central 10 pc of our Galaxy lies a dense cluster of stars. This nuclear star cluster forms a distinct component of the Galaxy, and similar nuclear star clusters are found in most nearby spiral and elliptical galaxies. Studying the structure and kinematics of nuclear star clusters reveals the history of mass accretion and growth of galaxy nuclei and central massive black holes.