Establishing the Galactic Centre distance using VVV Bulge RR Lyrae variables

This study’s objective was to exploit infrared VVV (VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea) photometry for high latitude RRab stars to establish an accurate Galactic Centre distance. RRab candidates were discovered and reaffirmed (n=4194n=4194n=4194) by matching KsKsK_{s} photometry with templates via χ2...

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Main Authors: Majaess, Daniel (Author) , Dékány, István (Author) , Hajdu, Gergely (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 22 May 2018
In: Astrophysics and space science
Year: 2018, Volume: 363, Issue: 6
ISSN:1572-946X
DOI:10.1007/s10509-018-3346-6
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10509-018-3346-6
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Author Notes:D. Majaess, I. Dékány, G. Hajdu, D. Minniti, D. Turner, W. Gieren

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