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Table 1
Masses, characteristic scale lengths and heights and number of particles, for the different components of the Milky Way-type galaxy and the satellite(s).
| M | a | h | N | |
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| MW galaxy: thin disc | 11.11 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 10M |
| MW galaxy: Intermediate disc | 6.66 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 6M |
| MW galaxy: thick disc | 4.44 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 4M |
| MW galaxy: GC system | 0.04 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 100 |
| MW galaxy: dark halo | 70.00 | 10 | – | 5M |
| Satellite: thin disc | 1.11 | 1.48 | 0.09 | 1M |
| Satellite: intermediate disc | 0.67 | 0.73 | 0.18 | 0.6M |
| Satellite: thick disc | 0.44 | 0.73 | 0.27 | 0.4M |
| Satellite: GC system | 0.004 | 0.73 | 0.27 | 10 |
| Satellite: dark halo | 7.00 | 3.16 | – | 0.5M |
Notes. All masses are in units of 2.3 × 109M⊙, distances in kpc.
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