Bibcode
López-Corredoira, M.; Cabrera-Lavers, A.; Gerhard, O. E.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 439, Issue 1, August III 2005, pp.107-110
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2005
Journal
Citations
99
Refereed citations
80
Description
Inverting the stellar statistics equation from 2MASS star counts, we
obtain the 3D density distribution of the Galactic bulge as well as its
luminosity function in the K-band. This results in a boxy bulge with
axial ratios 1:0.5:0.4 and a major axis angle with respect to the
Sun-galactic center of 20°-35°.