Updated properties of the old open cluster Melotte 66: Searching for multiple stellar populations

2014/04/27 by Giovanni Carraro, Gayandhi de Silva, Lorenzo Monaco +3
Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Cluster (spacecraft) #Educational Leadership and Practices #Galaxy cluster #Galaxy groups and clusters #Globular cluster #Open cluster #Star cluster #Stars #Stellar evolution #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.GA

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201423714

14 pages, 18 eps figure, in press in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Abstract shortened to fit arXiv constraints

arxiv created 2014/04/27 · openalex publication_date 2014/04/28 · arxiv updated 2015/06/19 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context. Multiple generations of stars are routinely encountered in globular clusters but no convincing evidence has been found in Galactic open clusters to date.

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