Distance determination to NGC 55 from the planetary nebula luminosity function

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 455, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 891-896

  Van De Steene, G C ^a   Jacoby, G H ^b   Praet, C ^c   Ciardullo, R ^d   Dejonghe, H ^c  

^a ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^b WIYN Observatory   (United States)

^c Sterrenkundig Observatorium   (Belgium)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: clusters: individual: Sculptor Group; Galaxies: distances and redshifts; Galaxies: individual: NGC 55; Planetary nebulae: general

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

GALAXIES: CLUSTERS: INDIVIDUAL: SCULPTOR GROUP; GALAXIES: DISTANCES AND REDSHIFTS; GALAXIES: INDIVIDUAL: NGC 55; PLANETARY NEBULAE: GENERAL;

GALAXIES;

EID: 33748287086     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053475     Document Type: Article

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