Published December 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

The distant open cluster Tombaugh 2

Description

A preliminary color-magnitude diagram of the distant open cluster Tombaugh 2 shows it to bear a close resemblance to the well known, metal-poor cluster NGC 2158. From this, it is deduced that To 2 has a reddening of 0.08, a distance modulus of 15.6, and a main sequence turn-off color of 0.27. To 2 is approximately 18.5 kpc from the galactic center, and -1.69 kpc from the galactic plane, therefore representing one of the most distant open clusters from both the galactic plane and center

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac.
Journal Volume
94
Series
Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac.
Journal Page Range
905-909
ISSN
0004-6280

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14797726
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
COLOR; GALACTIC EVOLUTION; MAIN SEQUENCE STARS; STAR CLUSTERS
Descriptors DEC
OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; STARS