Via the rotation curve method, we can estimate the mass of galaxies like M31 from
a. Doppler shifts of material at the edge of its disk and computing P = 2?r/v.
b. the distances of the Doppler shift points from its center.
c. Doppler shifts of material at the edge of its disk and computing P = 2?r/v and the distances of the Doppler shift points from its center.
d. It is impossible to estimate the mass of M31.
c
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