Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-08-26
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
9 pages; 7 figures, MNRAS paper
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13860.x
We present observations for three star clusters, Kron 11, Kron 63 and NGC 121, in the Small Magellanic Cloud. We have studied their structure and derived their fundamental parameters by means of their luminosity functions, their color magnitude diagrams and the Padova suite of isochrones. NGC 121 is a well studied object, for which we confirm previous evidence about its old age and low metal content, and have found that it is undergoing mass segregation. Kron 11 and Kron 63 are poorly populated clusters which had never been studied so far. Kron 11 is several gigayears younger than NGC 121, while Kron 63 is basically a very young star aggregate. Both clusters are immersed in dense stellar fields which share the same population properties, suggesting that in their cases, cluster ages are consistent with typical ages of field stars.
Baume Gustavo
Carraro Giovanni
Costa Edgar
Mendez Rafael A.
Noel Noelia E. D.
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