Index

A

Arcsecond

B

Bulge

C

Central mass density Centripetal force

Concentration parameter Core radius

D

Dark matter Dark matter halo

Density profile Disk

E

Edge-on spiral galaxy

Enclosed mass

F

Face-on spiral galaxy

Fitting Flat Rotation

G

Gravitational constant (G)

I

Inclination angle

Interstellar gas Isothermal

K

Keplerian model

kpc

L

Luminous matter

M

MACHO Mass-to-light ratio (M/L ratio)

Measured datapoints Mpc

N

NGC

P

Photometry

Planet-like rotation Prefactor

R

Radial velocity Reduced chi-squared value

Rigid body rotation Rotation curve

S

Solar mass Spiral arms

Spiral galaxy Surface brightness

T

Theoretical rotation curve

U

UGC	Uncertainty

Z

Zero-point luminosity