The galactic environment of the solar system.
Abstract
The general features of the galactic environment of the solar system are described. The principal components of the distribution of matter in the solar vicinity are discussed. Special emphasis is placed upon the question of determining the total amount of matter in the vicinity of the Sun.
- Publication:
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The Galaxy and the Solar System
- Pub Date:
- 1986
- Bibcode:
- 1986gss..conf....3B
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Models;
- Mass Distribution;
- Milky Way Galaxy;
- Solar Neighborhood;
- Gravitational Effects;
- Missing Mass (Astrophysics);
- Periodic Variations;
- Solar System;
- Stellar Motions;
- Astrophysics;
- Galaxy:Solar Neighborhood;
- Missing Mass:Solar Neighborhood;
- Solar Neighborhood:Galaxy;
- Solar Neighborhood:Missing Mass