Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Galaxy Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2009-11-12
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Galaxy Astrophysics
gzipped tar file: 1 aa.cls, 1 tex file, 1 bbl file, 13 figures. Accepted in Astronomy & Astrophysics (9.11.2009)
Scientific paper
There is a lack of state-of-the-art information on very young open clusters, with implications for determining the structure of the Galaxy. Our main objective is to study the timing and location of the star formation processes which yielded the generation of the giant HII region Sh 2-284. The analysis is based on UBVRcIc CCD measurements and JHKs photometry in the central part of the HII region, where the cluster Dolidze 25 is located.The determination of cluster distance, reddening and age is carried out through comparison with ZAMS, post-MS and PMS isochrones. Reference lines for metallicity Z=0.004 are used, in agreement with spectroscopic metallicity determination published for several cluster members. The results are: E(B-V)=0.78+-0.02, M=12.8+-0.2, LogAge(yr)=6.51+-0.07. A PMS member sequence is proposed, coeval within the errors with the post-MS cluster age (LogAge(yr)=6.7+-0.2). The mass function for this PMS population in the mass range above 1.3-3.5 Msun is well fitted by a Salpeter mass function.The presence of a different star generation in the cluster with a distinctly older age, around 40 Myr, is suggested. The NIR results indicate a large number of sources with H-Ks excess, practically distinct from the optical PMS candidate members. The distance determined for the cluster is distinctly lower than previously published values. This result originates in the consistent use of low metallicity models for ZAMS fitting, applying published metallicity values for the cluster.
Alfaro Emilio J.
Delgado Antonio J.
Djupvik Anlaug A.
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