Bibcode
López-Corredoira, M.; Cabrera-Lavers, A.; Gerhard, O. E.
Referencia bibliográfica
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 439, Issue 1, August III 2005, pp.107-110
Fecha de publicación:
8
2005
Revista
Número de citas
99
Número de citas referidas
80
Descripción
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°.