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The Distance to the Galactic Center: RO

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2016

Mark J. Reid
Mark J. Reid*
Affiliation:
Harvard-Smithso Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

Abstract

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Great progress has been made toward measuring the size of the Milky Way. There are now several methods that employ independent calibrations to estimate the distance to the center of the Galaxy, Ro, and these methods have been applied to many types of astronomical objects. Ro estimates generally have been decreasing over the last 15 years. At this time a reasonable “best value” estimate for Ro is 7.7 ± 0.7 kpc.

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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 136: The Galactic Center , 1989 , pp. 37 - 46
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Copyright © Kluwer 1989 

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