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astro-ph1996
Searching for the Kinematical Signature of a Black Hole in M87
David Merritt, Siang Peng Oh
Many theories for the formation of massive black holes in galactic nuclei predict that the stellar motions should be anisotropic within the radius of influence of the black hole. W…
astro-ph1996★ 23 cited
The Stellar Dynamics of M87
David Merritt, Siang Peng Oh
We extract the shape of the stellar velocity ellipsoid as a function of radius in M87 from van der Marel's (1994) velocity dispersion data. We include the gravitational force of a…
astro-ph1996★ 64 cited
The Peculiar Velocity Function of Galaxy Clusters
Neta A. Bahcall, Siang Peng Oh
The peculiar velocity function of clusters of galaxies is determined using an accurate sample of cluster velocities based on Tully-Fisher distances of Sc galaxies (Giovanelli et al…