Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-11-21
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
barbuy.tar.gz: 13 pages, 7 figures, includes files aa.cls, psfig.tex
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20054073
We present BVI photometry of the globular cluster NGC 6642 using the SOI imager at the SOAR Telescope. The Colour Magnitude Diagrams (CMD) reach $\approx$1.5mag in V below the main sequence turn-off. A comparison of the overall sequences, and in particular the Red Giant Branch slope of NGC 6642 with that of M~5 indicates that the two clusters must have a similar metallicity of [Fe/H]$\approx$-1.3. We also obtain for NGC 6642 a reddening E(B-V)=0.42$\pm$0.03, and a distance from the Sun of d$_{\odot}$=7.2$\pm$0.5 kpc. Therefore NGC 6642 is a moderately metal-poor globular cluster, spatially located in the bulge, at a galactocentric distance of R$_{\rm GC}$$\approx$1.7 kpc. The comparison of CMDs of NGC 6642 with those of M~5 shows that there is a very good match of magnitude difference between turn-off and horizontal branch, suggesting comparable ages. M~5 has an age typical of the halo globulars, and consequently NGC 6642 is coeval with the halo. NGC 6642 is a good candidate to be one of the few genuine metal-poor and old {\it bulge} clusters, and might be one of the most ancient fossils in the Galaxy.
Barbuy Batriz
Bica Eduardo
Bonatto Ch.
Ortolani Sergio
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