Space Velocities of Globular Clusters. III. Cluster Orbits and Halo Substructure
The Astronomical Journal1999Vol. 117(4), pp. 1792–1815
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Abstract
We have compiled a catalog of absolute proper motions of globular clusters from various sources. The sample consists of 38 clusters, from which most of the southern ones (15 clusters) were measured in our previous papers in this series. We have integrated orbits assuming two different Galactic potential models adopted from the literature and have calculated orbital parameters. The uncertainties associated with the orbital parameters were derived in a Monte Carlo approach, and we conclude that, overall, at the present level of measurement errors, orbital differences due to Galactic potential models are not significant.
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