Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1997-06-19
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in AJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/118531
We present the first results from, and a complete description of, our ongoing UBVI digital photometric survey of the Magellanic Clouds. In particular, we discuss the photometric quality and automated reduction of a CCD survey (magnitude limits, completeness, and astrometric accuracy) that covers the central 8 by 8 degrees of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and 4 by 4 degrees of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). We discuss photometry of over 1 million stars from the initial survey observations (an area northwest of the LMC bar covering 2 by 1.5 degrees) and present a deep stellar cluster catalog that contains about 45% more clusters than previously identified within this region. Of the 68 clusters found, only 12 are also identified as concentrations of ``old'', red clump stars. Furthermore, only three clusters are identified solely on the basis of a concentration of red clump stars, rather than as a concentration of luminous (V < 21) main sequence stars. Extrapolating from the current data, we expect to obtain B and V photometry for 25 million stars, and U and I photometry for 10 and 20 million stars, respectively, over the entire survey area.
Harris Jason
Thompson Ian
Zaritsky Dennis
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