The distance to the Galactic centre based on Population II Cepheids and RR Lyrae stars

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 481, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 441-448

  Groenewegen, M A T ^a   Udalski, A ^b   Bono, G ^c,d  

^a KU LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI ROMA   (Italy)

^d EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Galaxy: bulge; Galaxy: center; Stars: distances; Stars: variables: Cepheids; Stars: variables: RR Lyrae

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; GALAXIES; LUMINANCE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CEPHEIDS; INFRARED CAMERAS;

STARS;

EID: 41449086969     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20079101     Document Type: Article

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