Discovery of the host cluster for the fundamental cepheid calibrator zeta geminorum

Astrophysical Journal Letters

Volumn 748, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Majaess, D ^a,b   Turner, D ^a,b   Gieren, W ^c   Balam, D ^d   Lane, D ^a,b  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Abbey Ridge Observatory   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hertzsprung Russell and C M diagrams; open clusters and associations: general; stars: distances; stars: variables: Cepheids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858036303     PISSN: 20418205     EISSN: 20418213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/748/1/L9     Document Type: Article

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