Tully-Fisher relation distances
E517969
Tully-Fisher relation distances are galaxy distance measurements derived from the empirical correlation between a spiral galaxy’s luminosity and its rotational velocity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tully–Fisher relation | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extragalactic distance indicator
ⓘ
secondary distance indicator ⓘ |
| appliesTo | spiral galaxies ⓘ |
| assume |
a universal Tully-Fisher relation for a given band
ⓘ
rotational velocity traces total mass ⓘ |
| basedOn | Tully-Fisher relation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calibratedIn |
nearby galaxy clusters
ⓘ
the Local Group outskirts ⓘ |
| contributeTo |
constraints on local Hubble flow
ⓘ
studies of galaxy scaling relations ⓘ |
| dependsOn |
choice of photometric band
ⓘ
galaxy inclination correction ⓘ internal extinction correction ⓘ k-correction for magnitudes ⓘ |
| implementedWith |
21-cm HI line width measurements
ⓘ
optical emission line rotation curves ⓘ |
| notWellSuitedFor |
elliptical galaxies
ⓘ
irregular galaxies with disturbed kinematics ⓘ |
| oftenUse |
I-band photometry
ⓘ
near-infrared photometry ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Faber-Jackson relation distances
ⓘ
Fundamental Plane distances ⓘ baryonic Tully-Fisher relation distances ⓘ |
| requiresCalibrationWith |
Cepheid variable distances
ⓘ
Type Ia supernova distances ⓘ primary distance indicators ⓘ |
| sensitiveTo |
galaxy inclination uncertainties
ⓘ
galaxy morphological type ⓘ line width measurement errors ⓘ zero-point calibration errors ⓘ |
| systematicUncertaintiesInclude |
Malmquist bias
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
environmental effects on galaxy properties ⓘ selection biases ⓘ |
| typicalRandomUncertainty | about 15 to 20 percent in distance ⓘ |
| usedBy |
cosmological flow surveys
ⓘ
distance scale calibration projects ⓘ |
| usedFor |
estimating the Hubble constant
ⓘ
mapping large-scale structure ⓘ measuring distances in the nearby universe ⓘ measuring distances to cluster spiral galaxies ⓘ measuring distances to field spiral galaxies ⓘ peculiar velocity studies ⓘ |
| usesCorrelationBetween | galaxy luminosity and rotational velocity ⓘ |
| usesObservable |
galaxy apparent magnitude
ⓘ
galaxy rotational line width ⓘ |
| validFor | disk-dominated galaxies ⓘ |
| yields | galaxy distance modulus ⓘ |
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