Source:Rotational Properties of 21 SC Galaxies with a Large Range of Luminosities and Radii, from NGC 4605 (R = 4 kpc) to UGC 2885 (R = 122 kpc) (Scholarly article)
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| Rotational Properties of 21 SC Galaxies with a Large Range of Luminosities and Radii, from NGC 4605 (R = 4 kpc) to UGC 2885 (R = 122 kpc) (Scholarly article) | |
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| Instance of | scholarly article |
| Author(s) | Vera Rubin, W. Kent Ford, Norbert Thonnard |
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| Publication date | 1980 |
| Volume | 238 |
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| Page(s) | 471–487 |
| DOI | 10.1086/157993 |
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| Access | https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1980ApJ...238..471R/abstract |
Overview
1980 paper by Vera Rubin, W. Kent Ford Jr. and Norbert Thonnard measuring optical rotation curves of 21 Sc spiral galaxies, showing they stay flat to the last measured point, far beyond where the visible light falls off — key evidence that spiral galaxies are embedded in dark matter halos