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2004MNRAS.354..708B - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 354, 708-712 (2004/November-1)

The distance to the Leo I dwarf spheroidal galaxy from the red giant branch tip.

BELLAZZINI M., GENNARI N., FERRARO F.R. and SOLLIMA A.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present V and I photometry of a 9.4x9.4arcmin2 field centred on the dwarf spheroidal galaxy Leo I. The I magnitude of the tip of the red giant branch (RGB) is robustly estimated from two different data sets (ITRGB= 17.97+0.05–0.03). From this estimate, adopting [M/H]≃-1.2 from the comparison of RGB stars with Galactic templates, we obtain a distance modulus (m-M)0= 22.02±0.13, corresponding to a distance D= 254+16–19kpc.

Abstract Copyright: 2004 RAS

Journal keyword(s): stars: Population II - galaxies: distances and redshifts - Local Group

VizieR on-line data: <Available at CDS (J/MNRAS/354/708): table.dat>

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