WFPC2 observations of star clusters in the magellanic clouds. II. The oldest star clusters in the Small Magellanic Cloud

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2395-2414

  Mighell, Kenneth J ^a   Sarajedini, Ata ^b   French, Rica S ^c  

^a KITT PEAK NATIONAL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: individual (small Magellanic Cloud); Galaxies: star clusters; Local Group

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001019882     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/300591     Document Type: Article

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