GLOBULAR CLUSTERS AND VIRGO CLUSTER DISTANCE MODULUS

被引:76
作者
HANES, DA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TORONTO,DAVID DUNLAP OBSERV,TORONTO,ONTARIO,CANADA
关键词
Astrophysics - NASA - Normal distribution - Uncertainty analysis;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/180.3.309
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Photometry presented by Hanes for the globular clusters associated with 20 bright galaxies in the Virgo cluster is used in an evaluation of a pure Population II distance modulus for the Virgo cluster of galaxies. The assumption of a normally distributed universal globular cluster luminosity function, calibrated in the Galaxy sample of globulars and based upon an absolute magnitude of MV = 0.6 mag for RR Lyrae stars in globular clusters, leads to Virgo cluster distance modulus estimates near (m-M)app =30.4 mag, with an uncertainty of ± 0.5 mag. Confirmation of a model-independent nature is presented. © 1977 Royal Astronomical Society. Provided by the NASA Astrophysics Data System.
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页码:309 / 321
页数:13
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