An empirical method to estimate the LMC distance using B-stars in eclipsing binary systems

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 381, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 440-445

  Salaris, M ^a,b   Groenewegen, M A T ^c,d  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTROPHYSIK   (Germany)

^c KU LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Binaries: eclipsing; Distance scale; Magellanic Clouds; Stars: distances; Stars: fundamental parameters; Stars: individual: HD 24909, HD 161783, HD 218066, HV 982, HV 2274

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; ERROR ANALYSIS; GALAXIES; PHOTOMETRY; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPACE TELESCOPES;

ECLIPSING BINARY SYSTEMS;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0036190955     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20011528     Document Type: Article

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