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J/AJ/109/650 Arp 2 ( Buonanno+ 1995)
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Young Globular Clusters in the Milky Way: Arp 2
Buonanno R., Corsi C.E., Fusi Pecci F., Richer H.B., Fahlman G.G.
<Astron. J. 109, 650 (1995)>
=1995AJ....109..650B
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ADC_Keywords: Clusters, globular ; Photometry, CCD
Abstract:
We have obtained the first B,V CCD color-magnitude diagram (CMD) of the
galactic globular cluster Arp 2. About 1600 stars have been measured
between the tip of the red giant branch at V ~ 15.5 and V ~ 23.5, about
two magnitudes below the main sequence turnoff. A centrally
concentrated population of blue stragglers has been detected. The
slope of the red giant branch and the overall CMD morphology are
consistent with that of a metal-poor cluster, with [Fe/H] = 18.4 +/-
0.25. A preliminary spectroscopic measurement based on the Ca II
triplet yields [Fe/H] = -1.73 +/- 0.05. The comparison of the CMD of
Arp 2 with that of other clusters favors a value more metal-poor than
that indicated by the Ca II triplet. In this respect, Arp 2 is similar
to Ruprecht 106 [Buonanno et al. AJ, 100, 1811 (1990), AJ, 105, 184
(1993)]. Differential ages between Arp 2 and a number of reference
clusters are obtained from the vertical age parameter Delta V^TO_HB,
and the horizontal age parameter, Delta (B-V)^TO_RGB. By requiring
both age estimators to give consistent results, we find that Arp 2 is
~3 Gyr younger than the group of the metal-poor clusters and slightly
older than Ruprecht 106. The detection of young metal-poor clusters
([Fe/H] <= -1.8) implies a complex scenario for the origin of the
galactic halo, possibly involving interactions with satellite galaxies
and their cluster systems.
Objects:
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RA (2000) DE Designation(s)
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19 28 44 -30 21.5 Arp 2 = C 1925-304
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File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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ReadMe 80 . This file
table2.dat 28 1586 Magnitudes, colors, and positions of stars in
the central field of Arp 2
table2.tex 100 965 TeX version of Table 2
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table2.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 4 I4 --- Star Star number
5-12 F8.3 mag Vmag V magnitude
13-19 F7.3 mag B-V (B-V) color
20-24 I5 arcsec Xpos *X coordinate in local system
25-28 I4 arcsec Ypos *Y coordinate in local system
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Note on Xpos, Ypos:
X and Y coordinates in local system (hence, useful just for
identification purposes) and are expressed in arcseconds relative
to an arbitrary "center" adopted for the cluster.
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Origin: AAS CD-ROM series, Volume 4, 1995 Lee Brotzman [ADS] 26-Apr-1995
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(End) [CDS] 11-Jul-1995
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