351. Distribution of Gas and Dust in M81
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Leo P. Connolly, Laird A. Thompson, and Petros Z. Mantarakis
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Physics ,Spiral galaxy ,Astronomy ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,Astrophysics ,Intergalactic dust ,Galaxy merger ,Barred spiral galaxy ,Space and Planetary Science ,Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics ,Interacting galaxy ,Lenticular galaxy ,Logarithmic spiral ,Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics ,Cosmic dust - Abstract
A new determination of M 81's inclination angle (58 i 2 ) allows us to obtain a face-on view of the galaxy in both dust and gas components. A logarithmic spiral is fitted to the dust diagram, and statistics on the gas distribution are presented. Key words: spiral galaxy
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- 1972
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