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Systematic rotational properties of field spiral galaxies are presented, as a function of Hubble type and of luminosity. Within a Hubble type, radius, nuclear velocity gradient, rotation velocity, mass, and mass density increase with luminosity, while M/L is constant. At fixed luminosity, V (max) , mass, density, and M/L decrease from Sa through Sc. These variations are so systematic that it is possible to display them on a single diagram.
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Rubin, V.C. (1983). Systematics of HII Rotation Curves. In: Athanassoula, E. (eds) Internal Kinematics and Dynamics of Galaxies. International Astronomical Union/Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 100. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7075-5_1
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