Published April 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

A BV photographic study of the southern open cluster NGC 6259

  • 1. Kansas Univ., Lawrence (USA)

Description

A BV photographic survey of NGC 6259 indicates that the cluster has a color-magnitude diagram similar to M11. Both clusters are found to have main-sequence turnoffs with color spreads significantly larger than expected from the photometric errors. A true modulus for both clusters of (m - M)0 = 11.5 is obtained, along with reddening estimates E(B - V) of 0.44 for M11 and 0.68 for NGC 6259. 30 refs

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astronomical Journal
Journal Volume
97
Series
Astron. J.
Journal Page Range
1048-1063
ISSN
0004-6256
CODEN
ANJOA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
21004364
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
GALACTIC EVOLUTION; INTERSTELLAR SPACE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOMETRY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STAR CLUSTERS; STAR EVOLUTION
Descriptors DEC
DISTRIBUTION; SPACE