Near-infrared observations of the Fornax dwarf galaxy

2007/03/13 by M. Gullieuszik, E. V. Held, L. Rizzi +3 · 3 citations
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Dwarf galaxy #Dwarf galaxy problem #Dwarf spheroidal galaxy #Fornax Cluster #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Irregular galaxy #Metallicity #Milky Way #Space Technology and Applications #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20066788

accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics

openalex publication_date 2007/03/13 · arxiv created 2007/03/19 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims.We present a study of the evolved stellar populations in the dwarf spheroidal galaxy Fornax based on wide-area near-infrared observations, aimed at obtaining new independent estimates of its distance and metallicity distribution. Assessing the reliability of near-infrared methods is most important in view of future space- and ground-based deep near-infrared imaging of resolved stellar systems.

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