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NGC 6749: a metal-poor halo globular cluster in a disc field rich in Mira variables

Author(s) -

L. Rosino,

S. Ortolani,

B. Barbuy,

E. Bica

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

monthly notices of the royal astronomical society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058

H-Index - 383

eISSN - 1365-8711

pISSN - 0035-8711

DOI - 10.1093/mnras/289.3.745

Subject(s) - globular cluster , physics , astrophysics , horizontal branch , galactic plane , galactic halo , bulge , astronomy , blue straggler , photometry (optics) , halo , cluster (spacecraft) , star cluster , stars , galaxy , computer science , programming language

We present V, I photometry of the loose star cluster NGC 6749, and for the first time colour-magnitude diagrams are provided. We confirm that it is a globular cluster and its blue horizontal branch indicates that it is metal-poor. We derive a reddening of E(B— V) = 1.39± 0.04 and a distance from the Sun d⊙ = 7.3 ± 0.9 kpc (assuming a total-to-selective absorption R = 3.4). The cluster is projected...

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