The spiral pattern rotation speed of the Galaxy and the corotation radius with Gaia DR2

ABSTRACT In this work we revisit the issue of the rotation speed of the spiral arms and the location of the corotation radius of our Galaxy. This research was performed using homogeneous data set of young open clusters (age 

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Published in:Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2019-07, Vol.486 (4), p.5726-5736
Main Authors: Dias, W S, Monteiro, H, Lépine, J R D, Barros, D A
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:ABSTRACT In this work we revisit the issue of the rotation speed of the spiral arms and the location of the corotation radius of our Galaxy. This research was performed using homogeneous data set of young open clusters (age 
ISSN:0035-8711
1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stz1196