The dynamical distance to M15: Estimates of the cluster's age and mass and of the absolute magnitude of its RR Lyrae stars

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 602, Issue 1 I, 2004, Pages 264-270

  McNamara, B J ^a   Harrison, T E ^a   Baumgardt, H ^b,c  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Distance scale; Globular clusters: individual (M15)

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842431136     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/380905     Document Type: Article

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