Abstract:
We present CCD photometry in the Johnson U, B and V and Kron-Cousins I passbands for the open cluster NGC 2587. The sample consists of 4406 stars reaching down to V ∼ 21.0. We developed a new method to clean statistically the colour-magnitude diagrams. NGC 2587 appears to be a sparse, relatively bright open cluster, with a few tens of members projected on to a populous star field. The comparatively bright F7/8 II type star HD 70927, located close to the cluster centre, seems not to be a member. Our analysis suggests that NGC 2587 is slightly younger than the Hyades and probably of solar metallicity. A cluster radius of roughly 8 arcmin was estimated from the radial stellar density profile. From 18 probable cluster members with measured proper motions, we derive the following mean values for NGC 2587: μα = -4.3 ± 3.6 mas yr-1 and μδ = -2.5 ± 3.4 mas yr-1. Adopting the theoretical metal content Z = 0.02, which provides the best global fit, we derive a cluster age of 500+60 -50. Simultaneously, colour excesses E(B - V) = 0.10 and E(V - I) = 0.15 and an apparent distance modulus of V - MV = 12.50 are obtained. The interstellar extinction in the cluster direction is found to follow the normal law. NGC 2587 is located at a distance of (2.70 ± 0.70) kpc from the Sun and ∼9.8 kpc from the Galactic centre. © 2009 RAS.
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Título: | NGC 2587: A sparse open cluster projected on to a populous star field |
Autor: | Piatti, A.E.; Clariá, J.J.; Ahumada, A.V. |
Filiación: | Instituto de Astronomía y Física Del Espacio, CC 67, Suc. 28, 1428 Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Observatorio Astronómico, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Laprida 854, X5000BGR Córdoba, Argentina European Southern Observatory, Alonso de Córdova 3107, Santiago, Chile
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Palabras clave: | Galaxy: open clusters and associations: general; Galaxy: open clusters and associations: individual: (NGC 2587); Techniques: photometric |
Año: | 2009
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Volumen: | 397
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Número: | 2
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Página de inicio: | 1073
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Página de fin: | 1083
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15069.x |
Título revista: | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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Título revista abreviado: | Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.
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ISSN: | 00358711
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CODEN: | MNRAA
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Registro: | https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00358711_v397_n2_p1073_Piatti |
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Piatti, A.E., Clariá, J.J. & Ahumada, A.V.
(2009)
. NGC 2587: A sparse open cluster projected on to a populous star field. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 397(2), 1073-1083.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15069.x---------- CHICAGO ----------
Piatti, A.E., Clariá, J.J., Ahumada, A.V.
"NGC 2587: A sparse open cluster projected on to a populous star field"
. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 397, no. 2
(2009) : 1073-1083.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15069.x---------- MLA ----------
Piatti, A.E., Clariá, J.J., Ahumada, A.V.
"NGC 2587: A sparse open cluster projected on to a populous star field"
. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 397, no. 2, 2009, pp. 1073-1083.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15069.x---------- VANCOUVER ----------
Piatti, A.E., Clariá, J.J., Ahumada, A.V. NGC 2587: A sparse open cluster projected on to a populous star field. Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 2009;397(2):1073-1083.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15069.x