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Table 2
Description of initial parameters values used in the model which are based on the Model A5 results published in Reid et al. (2014).
| Parameter | Definition | Value |
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| R0 | Sun-Galactocentric distance | 8.34 kpc |
| Θ0 | Solar rotation speed | 240 km s-1 |
| dΘ / dR | Rotation curve | −0.2 km s-1 kpc-1 |
| U⊙ | Inward radial solar velocity | 10.7 km s-1 |
| V⊙ | Tangential solar velocity | 15.6 km s-1 |
| W⊙ | Vertical solar velocity | 8.9 km s-1 |
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Inward radial average peculiar motion | 2.9 km s-1 |
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Tangential average peculiar motion | −1.5 km s-1 |
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