Yes, the Sun is located near the corotation circle

Yu. N. Mishurov, I. A. Zenina

1999 · 25 citations · 1 references

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Abstract

The total component velocity field of Cepheids was analysed in terms of a disk galaxy model perturbed by spiral density waves. The main result is: the Sun is situated very close to the corotation resonance where the rotation velocities of the disk and of the spiral pattern coincide. The displacement R of the Sun from the corotation circle is: R 0:1 kpc.

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