A correlation between the lengths of bars and the sizes of bulges
Abstract
A correlation between the length of the bar and size of the bulge component of barred galaxies is found. This is in agreement with numerical simulation results. The significance and consequences of this correlation are discussed.
- Publication:
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- July 1980
- Bibcode:
- 1980A&A....87L..10A
- Keywords:
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- Astrometry;
- Astronomical Models;
- Barred Galaxies;
- Bars;
- Correlation;
- Diameters;
- Digital Simulation;
- Length;
- Astrophysics