Infrared photometry of Cepheids in the LMC clusters NGC 1866 and NGC 2031

2006/10/16 by V. Testa, Vincenzo Testa, M. Marconi +15
Physics and Astronomy · #Amplitude #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Cepheid variable #Hubble sequence #Infrared #Light curve #Metallicity #Photometry (optics) #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20066114

Accepted for publication on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Full resolution figures available on request from the first author. Use bibtex, graphicx

arxiv created 2006/10/16 · openalex publication_date 2006/11/13 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context.Near infrared (IR) studies of Cepheid variables in the LMC take advantage of the reduced light curve amplitude and metallicity dependence at these wavelengths. This work presents such photometry for two young clusters known to contain sizeable Cepheid populations: NGC 1866 and NGC 2031.

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