Statements (21)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
astronomer
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gptkbp:citation |
astrophysical literature
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gptkbp:contrastsWith |
rotation curves of other spiral galaxies
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gptkbp:describes |
rotation velocity of stars and gas in the Milky Way
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gptkbp:evidence |
existence of dark matter halo
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Milky Way rotation curve
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
interstellar extinction
solar motion distance to Galactic center |
gptkbp:measures |
stellar kinematics
observations of CO gas observations of HI gas |
gptkbp:opposedBy |
Keplerian decline expected from visible matter
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
dark matter
galactic dynamics |
gptkbp:shows |
flat rotation curve at large radii
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gptkbp:studiedBy |
1970s
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gptkbp:usedIn |
galactic astronomy
studies of mass distribution in the Milky Way |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Oort_constants
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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