A comprehensive study of Cepheid variables in the Andromeda galaxy Period distribution, blending, and distance determination

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 473, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 847-855

  Vilardell, F ^a   Jordi, C ^a,c   Ribas, I ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT D ESTUDIS ESPACIALS DE CATALUNYA IEEC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Galaxies: distances and redshifts; Galaxies: individual: M 31; Methods: observational; Stars: distances; Stars: variables: Cepheids

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; DISTANCE MEASUREMENT; LUMINANCE; STARS;

GALAXIES: DISTANCES AND REDSHIFTS; STARS: VARIABLES: CEPHEIDS;

GALAXIES;

EID: 35349017447     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077960     Document Type: Article

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