A Multicolor Survey of Absolute Proper Motions : Galactic Structure and Kinematics in the Direction of Galactic Center at Intermediate Latitude

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1994-07-25

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9407075v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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PS file, 15 pages, 13 figures (available on request), paper accepted for publication in Astron. & Astrophys

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We have derived a new photographic photometry and proper motions for 20000 stars with completeness to V = 18 in the direction of galactic center at the intermediate latitude (l = 3 deg,b = 47 deg; alpha(1950)=15h 18m, delta(1950) = +02deg 16') for a 15.5 sq deg field. The combination of four glass copies of the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (i.e. POSS 1402 E&O and POSS 1429 E&O) has been used as a first epoch for proper motion determination. The random error of the proper motions is approximately 0.''3/cen to V=17. The photometric accuracy ranges between 0.07 to 0.10 in the V, B and U bands. We stress the importance of the magnitude and color effects in astrometric surveys of field stars. Using color-magnitude diagrams of a few cluster member stars, a new distance of 6.9+-0.5 kpc is derived for M5 and 20.3+-0.8 kpc for Pal 5 globular clusters. This is in good agreement with other determinations. We have analyzed the components of U+W and V galactic space motions resulting from the accurate proper motions survey. No dependence with z distance is found in the asymmetric drift of the thick disk population. New estimates of the parameters of the velocity ellipsoid have been derived for the thin disk, thick disk and halo populations of the Galaxy.

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