Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Mar 1995
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995aj....109.1086s&link_type=abstract
Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 109, no. 3, p. 1086-1094
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
110
Color-Magnitude Diagram, Distance, Dwarf Galaxies, Globular Clusters, Local Group (Astronomy), Metallicity, Radial Velocity, Sagittarius Constellation, Astronomical Photometry, Calibrating, Charge Coupled Devices, Horizontal Branch Stars, Hydrogen, Image Analysis, Iron, Star Distribution
Scientific paper
We present VI CCD color-magnitude diagrams for the globular cluster M54 and the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy. These are used to derive the following quantities: (Fe/H) = -1.79 +/- 0.08 for M54and (Fe/H) = 0.52 +/- 0.09 for Sagittarius. We find a metallicity dispersio of +/- 0.16 dex in M54, and we infer the possible existence of a (Fe/H) approximately -1.3 component in Sagittarius, which may have a metallicity dispersion as well. The mean reddening in the direction of M54 is E(B-V) = 0.13 +/- 0.02. The distances to M54 and Sagittarius, determined using their horizontal branch magnitudes, are identical to within the uncertainties of existing RR Lyrae luminosity-abundance relations. This, together with positional and radial velocity arguments, suggests the M54 is physically associated with Sagittarius. We note that M54 is substantially brighter than the globular cluster members of the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy, and that the metal abundance of Sagittarius is quite high for its estimated absolute magnitude.
Layden Andrew Choisy
Sarajedini Alta
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