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On the distance scale of open clusters
Author(s) -
Loktin A.V.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.201311914
Subject(s) - open cluster , cluster (spacecraft) , scale (ratio) , physics , open water , astrophysics , computer science , geology , operating system , quantum mechanics , stars , oceanography
We discuss the state of the distance scale of open clusters in view of various capabilities provided by optical and near‐IR observations of galactic objects. Various checks lead to the conclusion that open cluster distance scale requires no appreciable correction. (© 2013 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)