Mass and luminosity in spiral galaxies and the Tully-Fisher relation

• 1 February 1982
• journal article
• Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
• Vol. 253, 539-551
• https://doi.org/10.1086/159656

Abstract

Keywords

• GALACTIC ROTATION
• GALACTIC STRUCTURE
• LUMINOSITY
• MASS DISTRIBUTION
• SPIRAL GALAXIES
• DISTANCE
• HUBBLE CONSTANT
• INFRARED SPECTRA
• STAR DISTRIBUTION
• VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION