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Elliptical Galaxies and Non-Uniformities in the Hubble Flow

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Galaxy Distances and Deviations from Universal Expansion

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((ASIC,volume 180))

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We have obtained spectroscopic and photometric data for 400 elliptical galaxies that permit us to predict distances to individual galaxies with accuracies of ±23%. Systematic velocities relative to a smooth Hubble flow are observed that are most straightforwardly interpreted as a bulk motion of approximately 700 km/s towards l=299°, b=+1° for galaxies within 60 h-1 Mpc of the Local Group, A preliminary estimate for the rms motion of elliptical galaxy gruops relative to the bulk motion is 300 km/s. Spiral galaxies studied by Aaronson et al. and by Rubin et al. yield similar results for both the bulk and the rms motion.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Dept. of Physics, Arizona State University, USA

    David Burstein

  2. Kitt Peak National Observatory, NOAO, USA

    Roger L. Davies

  3. Mt. Wilson and Las Campanas Observatories, USA

    Alan Dressler

  4. Lick Observatory, U.C. Santa Cruz, USA

    S. M. Faber

  5. Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, England

    Donald Lynden-Bell

  6. Royal Greenwich Observatory, England

    Roberto Terlevich

  7. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College, USA

    Gary Wegner

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  1. Department of Astronomy, David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto, Canada

    Barry F. Madore

  2. California Institute of Technology, Pasedana, California, USA

    Barry F. Madore

  3. Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

    R. Breant Tully

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Burstein, D. et al. (1986). Elliptical Galaxies and Non-Uniformities in the Hubble Flow. In: Madore, B.F., Tully, R.B. (eds) Galaxy Distances and Deviations from Universal Expansion. NATO ASI Series, vol 180. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4702-3_22

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