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Studies of a and F Stars in the Region of the North Galactic Pole

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

R. W. Hilditch
Affiliation:
St Andrews, U.K.
Graham Hill
Affiliation:
DAO, Canada

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A short account was given of results recently published (Hill et al. 1976; Hilditch et al. 1976a, b) of a spectroscopic and photometric study of 310 A0-F8 stars within 15° of the north galactic pole. Using these data, it has been found that δmo for the programme stars is constant out to 250 pc and corresponds, via Crawford’s (1975) calibration, to the solar value of [Fe/H]. The distribution of radial velocities of A0-F8 stars is asymmetric and may be interpreted as showing a broad distribution of mean −7 kms−1 and dispersion σ ~ 11 kms−1 together with a superposed narrow distribution of mean 0 kms-1 and dispersion σ ~ 3 kms-1. The narrow component originates from a group of 37 stars which appear to be kinematically and spatially associated with the Coma cluster. Only 14 of these 37 stars are recognised members of the Coma cluster. Removal of these 37 stars from the sample results in a distribution which matches closely the W component distribution of A0-F8 stars in Gliese’s (1969) catalogue. Thus Oort’s “well-mixed” hypothesis seems to be confirmed out to 250 pc. Much additional work on the space motions is required before the hypothesis of the ‘Coma group’ can be thoroughly tested. Results of this analysis and a preliminary value for the total mass density in the solar neighbourhood is expected to be completed during the next few months.

Type
Joint Discussions
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1977

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