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v_\perp CMD

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

I present an Hipparcos color-magnitude diagram (CMD) that is color-coded by transverse velocity v_\perp. This illustrates the connection between the photometric and kinematic properties of various stellar populations in a manner that is particularly suitable to introductory astronomy courses.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0403506,
  title  = {v_\perp CMD},
  author = {Andrew Gould},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0403506},
  year   = {2007}
}

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3 pages including 1 Figure. Not submitted to a journal