Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-02-15
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
47 pages, 15 figures and 29 tables. Uses aa.cls. Accepted for publication in the Astronomy and Astrophysics
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20010441
We present uvbybeta CCD photometry of the central region of the double cluster h and chi Persei. We identify 350 stars, of which 214 were not included in Oosterhof catalogue. Our magnitude limit V=16.5 allows us to reach early F spectral type and obtain very accurate fits to the ZAMS. We derive reddening values of E(b-y)=0.44+-0.02 for h Persei and E(b-y)=0.39+-0.05 for chi Persei. From the ZAMS fitting, we derive distance moduli V0-Mv=11.66+-0.20 and V0-Mv=11.56+-0.20 for h and chi Persei respectively. These values are perfectly compatible with both clusters being placed at the same distance and having identical reddenings. The shift in the main-sequence turnoff and isochrone fitting, however, show that there is a significant age difference between both clusters, with the bulk of stars in h Persei being older than chi Persei. There is, however, a significant population of stars in h Persei which are younger than chi Persei. All this argues for at least three different epochs of star formation, corresponding approximately to log t=7.0, 7.15 and 7.3.
Bernabeu Guillermo
Marco Amparo
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