The overall properties of intermediate-age galactic open clusters: fundamental parameters of NGC 2627

We present CCD VIKC and CMT1 photometry in the field of the open cluster NGC 2627. A mean cluster metallicity of [Fe/H] = -0.12 +/- 0.08 was derived from four Washington abundance indices. Through comparison of the cluster CMDs with theoretical isochrones, we derived reddening, distance and age. We...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Piatti, Andres Eduardo, Claria Olmedo, Juan Jose, Ahumada, Andrea Veronica
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/21184
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/21184
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:We present CCD VIKC and CMT1 photometry in the field of the open cluster NGC 2627. A mean cluster metallicity of [Fe/H] = -0.12 +/- 0.08 was derived from four Washington abundance indices. Through comparison of the cluster CMDs with theoretical isochrones, we derived reddening, distance and age. We examined the overall properties of the intermediate-age open clusters and we identified four peaks of cluster formation at 0.7-0.8, 1.0-1.1, 1.6-1.7 and 2.0-2.1 Gyr. A radial abundance gradient of -0.08 dex/kpc was derived, but no clear evidence for a Z gradient was found.