Detection of the Milky Way reflex motion due to the Large Magellanic Cloud infall
Michael S. Petersen, Jorge Peñarrubia
Topics & Concepts
Milky WayPhysicsAstrophysicsLarge Magellanic CloudAstronomyGalaxySatellite galaxyGalactic haloHaloGalactic coronaDark matter haloThick diskGravitational potentialStellar kinematicsDwarf galaxyGalactic tideAstrometryStar countLocal GroupGalactic CenterGalaxy formation and evolutionGalaxy rotation curveDark matterThin diskAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaStellar, planetary, and galactic studies