Resolving the 47 Tucanae Distance Problem

Details Resolving the 47 Tucanae Distance Problem Resolving the 47 Tucanae Distance Problem

2002-09-04

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0209074v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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2 pages, 1 figure. To appear in 'New Horizons in Globular Cluster Astronomy (Padova, June 2002), ASP Conference Series, eds. G

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Using a sample of 43 suitable local subdwarfs with newly acquired BVI photometry, we apply our main sequence fitting method to the metal rich Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae. Fitting in 2 colour planes, we find an apparent distance modulus of (m-M)v = 13.37 (+0.10/-0.11), leading to a dereddened distance modulus of (m-M)o = 13.25 (+0.06/-0.07). Consideration of the Red Clump in the cluster produces a distance modulus fully consistent with this result. The implied cluster age is 11 (+/-1.4) Gyr.

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