The distance of M 33 and the stellar population in its outskirts

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 423, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 925-934

  Galleti, S ^a,b   Bellazzini, M ^a   Ferraro, F R ^b  

^a OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Galaxies: distances and redshifts; Galaxies: individual: M 33

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; APPROXIMATION THEORY; DATA REDUCTION; FUNCTIONS; PHOTOMETRY; POLYNOMIALS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SPECTROGRAPHS;

BACKGROUND NOISE; GALAXIES:DISTANCES AND REDSHIFTS; GALAXIES:INDIVIDUAL: M 33; RED GIANT BRANCH;

GALAXIES;

EID: 4243155180     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20040489     Document Type: Article

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