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Where is the rotation centre of the LMC?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

R. Wielebinski  and
E. Bajaja
R. Wielebinski
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, D-5300 Bonn 1, F.R. Germany
E. Bajaja
Affiliation:
Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia, Casilla de Correo No. 5, 1894 Villa Elisa (Prov. de Bs. As.), Argentina

Abstract

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The structure of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) has posed many questions and has led to many controversial discussions. Although classified as an 'irregular', repeated claims have been made suggesting that the LMC has spiral structure. Furthermore, this 'spiral' structure seems to originate in the 30-Doradus nebula which, as a result, was sometimes referred to as the 'nucleus' of the LMC. We summarize the recent data on the LMC and re-examine the HI data to point out that possibly different rotation centres exist for different components.

Type
Large-Scale Structure and Kinematics
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 148: The Magellanic Clouds , 1991 , pp. 53 - 55
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1991 

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