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The Tucana dwarf galaxy

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1
Authors: Marco Castellani , Gianni Marconi , Roberto Buonanno
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Abstract

Deep CCD photometry (NTT, HST data) for the dwarf galaxy in Tucana is presented, down to V=27.5. Distance modulus and metallicity are derived, together with an estimate of the age of the galaxy.

Keywords

dwarf galaxies

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9511144,
  title  = {The Tucana dwarf galaxy},
  author = {Marco Castellani and Gianni Marconi and Roberto Buonanno},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9511144},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

4 pages, 3 Postscript figures. To appear in The Proceedings for the "Formation of the Galactic Halo...Inside and Out"

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