THE LUMINOSITY FUNCTION OF PRAESEPE .1. A PROPER MOTION AND PHOTOMETRIC SEARCH FOR CANDIDATE MEMBERS

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JONES, BF [1 ]
STAUFFER, JR [1 ]
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[1] CTR ASTROPHYS,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
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10.1086/115934
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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We have measured proper motions for a color selected sample of stars in a square 4-degrees x 4-degrees region centered on the Praesepe open cluster. The magnitude limit of the photometry is V approximately 19 and of the proper motions V approximately 18. We present a list of 765 probable and possible members from V = 9 to 18 based on the proper motions, magnitudes, and colors. We compare our results with other proper motion surveys, and calculate a preliminary luminosity function to M-upsilon = 11.
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