PHOTOELECTRIC V AND (B — V) FOR McCUSKEY STARS NEAR THE GALACTIC ANTICENTER

We have obtained V and (B — V) for 135 stars near the Galactic anticenter. The ultimate purpose of the study is to establish accurate colors which, in conjunction with DDO-derived spectral and luminosity classes, will enable us to correct for interstellar absorption. Ninety-four of these stars also...

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Published in:Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1986-12, Vol.98 (610), p.1329-1335
Main Authors: NEESE, CAROL L., THOMPSON, JAY M., YOSS, KENNETH M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Astronomical magnitude
Astronomy
Colors
Earth, ocean, space
Error rates
Exact sciences and technology
Galactic anticenters
Galactic astronomy
Normal stars (by class): general or individual
Observatories
Standard deviation
Stars
Stellar classification
Systematic errors
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Summary:We have obtained V and (B — V) for 135 stars near the Galactic anticenter. The ultimate purpose of the study is to establish accurate colors which, in conjunction with DDO-derived spectral and luminosity classes, will enable us to correct for interstellar absorption. Ninety-four of these stars also have been observed by McCuskey for a stellar density analysis of the Galactic anticenter. The specific objective here is to establish the relationship between our photoelectric and McCuskey's photographic colors and magnitudes. Small but significant systematic differences exist between the two systems. These differences, if universal for McCuskey s entire sample, increase his distances by ~ 20% and decrease his densities by ~ 40%.
ISSN:0004-6280
1538-3873
DOI:10.1086/131939