Probing embedded star clusters in the HII complex NGC 6357 with VVV

2014/06/10 by E. F. Lima, E. Bica, C. Bonatto +1
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.SR

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201323050

This article will be published in the A&A. 11 pages, 15 figures and 3 tables

arxiv created 2014/06/10 · openalex publication_date 2014/07/04 · arxiv updated 2015/06/19 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Context. NGC 6357 is an active star-forming region located in the Sagittarius arm that displays several star clusters, which makes it a very interesting target to investigate star formation and early cluster evolution.

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