Re-examining the membership and origin of the ϵ Cha association

We present a comprehensive investigation of the ϵ Chamaeleontis association (ϵ Cha), one of several young moving groups spread across the southern sky. We re-assess the putative membership of ϵ Cha using the best available proper motion and spectroscopic measurements, including new ANU 2.3-m/Wide Fi...

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Main Authors: Murphy, Simon J. (Author) , Lawson, Warrick (Author) , Bessell, Michael S. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2013 August 20
In: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Year: 2013, Volume: 435, Issue: 2, Pages: 1325-1349
ISSN:1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stt1375
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt1375
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Author Notes:Simon J. Murphy, Warrick A. Lawson and Michael S. Bessell

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