Massive open star clusters using the VVV survey

2016/02/16 by S. Ramírez Alegría, J. Borissova, André-Nicolas Chené +8 · 22 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Bulge #Cluster (spacecraft) #Galaxy #Open cluster #Photometry (optics) #Physics #Population #Star cluster #Star formation #Stars #Stellar population #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.GA #astro-ph.SR

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201526618

published in Astronomy and Astrophysics 588, A40 (EDP Sciences) · Accepted for publication, A&A

openalex publication_date 2016/02/16 · arxiv created 2016/02/19 · arxiv updated 2016/03/16 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context. The ESO public survey VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea (VVV) has contributed with deep multi-epoch photometry of the Galactic bulge and the adjacent part of the disk over 526 sq. deg. More than a hundred cluster candidates have been reported thanks to this survey.

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