Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993aj....105.1831t&link_type=abstract
Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 105, no. 5, p. 1831-1854.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Astronomical Photometry, Charge Coupled Devices, Color-Magnitude Diagram, Galactic Rotation, Radial Velocity, Stellar Magnitude, Faint Objects, Interstellar Extinction
Scientific paper
We have used a CCD to obtain stellar UBV magnitudes to V = 18 towards eight distant, young stellar groups in the third Galactic quadrant where interstellar extinction is low (l = 210 deg-242 deg). Comparison with theoretical isochrones yields ages and distances of significantly improved precision compared to previous studies based on photoelectric diaphragm photometry. One of the groups (in the faint H II region S 289) is located twice as far from the Galactic center as the sun and is likely located near the outer limit of active star formation in the Galactic disk. Together with published radial velocities and allowing for a metallicity gradient, the new distances harden the evidence for a flat Galactic rotation curve out to R about 16 kpc.
Moffat Anthony F. J.
Turbide Luc
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