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NGC 404, a galaxy without dark matter. (2001). Revista Mexicana De Astrofísica Y Astronomía Serie De Conferencias, 11(1), 121. https://astronomia.unam.mx/journals/rmxac/article/view/2001rmxac..11..121d
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Abstract

We present high resolution (15'' and 2.5 km/s) HI observations of the S0 gal axy NGC 404. We derive an HI mass of MHI = 6.7 × 107 Msolar, in good agreement with previous measurements. The HI is distributed in a broad annulus and extends out to a diameter of 9', well beyond the optical diameter of 6'. The velocity field is regular and shows, surprisingly, a declining rotation curve. This decline is purely Keplerian, strongly suggesting that all the mass is contained within the inner 200''.