An internally consistent distance framework in the Local Group
Astrophysics of Galaxies
2017-11-10 v1 Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Abstract
Accurate and precise astronomical distance determinations are crucial for derivations of, among others, the masses and luminosities of a large variety of distant objects. Astronomical distance determination has traditionally relied on the concept of a `distance ladder.' Here we review our recent attempts to establish a highly robust set of internally consistent distance determinations to Local Group galaxies, which we recommend as the statistical basis of an improved extragalactic distance ladder.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1711.03228,
title = {An internally consistent distance framework in the Local Group},
author = {Richard de Grijs and Giuseppe Bono},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.03228},
year = {2017}
}
Comments
5 pages; to appear in: Stellar Populations and the Distance Scale, eds Jenkins J., Rich R.M., & de Grijs R., Peking University (China), September 2017, Astron. Soc. Pac. Conf. Ser