ON THE FORMATION OF THE DISK OF SATELLITES OF THE MILKY WAY: SIMULATION OF THE COLLISION OF TWO GALAXIES

At present there is some evidence showing that the satellite galaxies of the Milky Way might be distributed on a disc structure, known as the disc of satellites. In this paper a study on the possible formation of the disc of satellites of the Milky Way as the result of a collision between two disc g...

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Main Authors: Diana J. Cubillos Jara, Rigoberto A. Casas Miranda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2014-01-01
Series:Momento
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/momento/article/view/48027