N-body simulation insights into the X-shaped bulge of the Milky Way: Kinematics and distance to the Galactic Centre

Esko Gardner, Victor P. Debattista, Annie C. Robin +2

Using simulations of box/peanut- (B/P-) shaped bulges, we explore the nature of the X-shape of the Milky Way's bulge. An X-shape can be associated with a B/P-shaped bulge driven by…