Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989mnras.241..667h&link_type=abstract
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (ISSN 0035-8711), vol. 241, Dec. 15, 1989, p. 667-690.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Magellanic Clouds, Star Clusters, Star Distribution, Stellar Structure, Color-Magnitude Diagram, Horizontal Branch Stars, Red Giant Stars, Stellar Magnitude
Scientific paper
The three-dimensional distribution of the old disk and halo populations in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) outlying (projected distances from the optical center larger than 2 kpc) northeastern and southwestern regions is presented. The magnitudes of the Horizontal Branch/clump stars in these regions are used as distance indicators. It is shown that, in the northeastern regions, there is a significant line-of-sight depth of 17 kpc on average, reaching a maximum value of 23 kpc. These regions are about 10 kpc deeper than the southwestern regions. This result is attributed to the disruptive effect of the tidal field of the Large Magellanic Cloud on the SMC. The possibility of the existence of two separate entities along the line-of-sight is examined.
Hatzidimitriou Despina
Hawkins R. S. M.
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