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The Cepheid Distance to NGC 4414

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Frank Thim
Frank Thim*
Affiliation:
Astronomisches Institut der Universität Basel, Venusstr. 7, CH-4102 Binningen., Switzerland

Abstract

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A search for Cepheids in NGC 4414 has been performed using HST archive data. Accurate photometry for this galaxy is challenging due to its high surface brightness background with steep gradients and the rather low S/N of stellar point sources. The photometry package ROMAFOT has been used, and the results compare favorably with published photometry reported by Turner et al. (1998). All eleven Cepheids were recovered and nine additional candidates were discovered. The resulting distance modulus of 31ṃ50±0ṃ27 is only 0ṃ1 larger than previously reported.

Type
Part 3. Cepheids, RR Lyrae Stars, Distance Scales
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 176: The Impact of Large-Scale Surveys on Pulsating Star Research , 2000 , pp. 231 - 232
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2000

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