THE TULLY-FISHER RELATION AND H-0

Citation
R. Giovanelli et al., THE TULLY-FISHER RELATION AND H-0, The Astrophysical journal, 477(1), 1997, pp. 1-4
Citations number
48
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
ISSN journal
0004637X
Volume
477
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Part
2
Pages
1 - 4
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-637X(1997)477:1<1:TTRAH>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The use of the Tully-Fisher (TF) relation for the determination of H-0 relies on the availability of an adequate template TF relation and of reliable primary distances. Here we use a TF template relation with t he best available kinematical zero point, obtained from a sample of 24 clusters of galaxies extending to cz similar to 9000 km s(-1), and th e most recent set of Cepheid distances for galaxies fit for TF use. Th e combination of these two ingredients yields H-0 = 69 +/- 5 km s(-1) Mpc(-1). The approach is significantly more accurate than the more com mon application with single cluster (e.g., Virgo, Coma) samples.