Delta Scuti, SX Phoenicis, and RR Lyrae Stars in Galaxies and Globular Clusters

The distances to four galaxies and two globular clusters which are derived with the aid of period-luminosity and period-color relations of Delta *d Scuti and SX Phe stars are compared to the distances derived by other methods, in particular RR Lyrae stars. We examine the luminosities of horizontal b...

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