Near infrared stellar counts and a model of galactic distribution
Abstract
A model of the galactic stellar distribution has been developed and the surface stellar densities in the near infrared are compared with observations along the galactic plane between l = 0° and l = 10°. The model, based on data taken from the literature, is in reasonable agreement with the observational results. However, the mass distribution obtained from the star counts is much lower than derived by other methods. As a result, the authors have also obtained the expected integrated brightness at 2.2 μm close to the galactic centre. The results are in very good agreement with the experimental data.
- Publication:
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- January 1986
- Bibcode:
- 1986A&A...155...63G
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Models;
- Galactic Structure;
- Infrared Stars;
- Interstellar Extinction;
- Milky Way Galaxy;
- Star Distribution;
- Near Infrared Radiation;
- Stellar Luminosity;
- Astrophysics