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Mind the Galactic bar

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The length asymmetry of the tidal stellar stream Palomar 5 could have been caused by a past encounter(s) with the Galactic bar, thus limiting its use as a probe for… Click to show full abstract

The length asymmetry of the tidal stellar stream Palomar 5 could have been caused by a past encounter(s) with the Galactic bar, thus limiting its use as a probe for structures in the dark matter halo of the Milky Way.

Keywords: astronomy; mind galactic; galactic bar; bar

Journal Title: Nature Astronomy
Year Published: 2017

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