THE POSSIBLE RESIDUAL ROTATION OF THE SYSTEM OF GLOBULAR CLUSTERS

THE POSSIBLE RESIDUAL ROTATION OF THE SYSTEM OF GLOBULAR CLUSTERS

An attempt is made to obtain positive evidence for the presence of a residual rota- tion of the system of globular clusters. For this the radial velocities of the globular clus- ters are used. The solar velocity relative to different groups of clusters is determined. The run of the numbers is snch as to indicate that a residual rotation to the amount of + 50 Km/sec may be present, but the evidence is not conclusive.

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  • Communications, Series A1:Mathematics and Statistics