Asymptotic giant branch stars in the Phoenix dwarf galaxy

Date

2008

Authors

Menzies, J. W
Feast, M.W.
Whitelock, Patricia A
Olivier, E. A.
Matsunaga, G
Da Costa, Gary

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

JHKs near-infrared photometry of stars in the Phoenix dwarf galaxy is presented and discussed. Combining these data with the optical photometry of Massey et al. allows a rather clean separation of field stars from Phoenix members. The discovery of a Mira

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Keywords: Galaxies: dwarf; Galaxies: stellar content; Stars: AGB and post-AGB; Stars: carbon

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Source

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Journal article

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2037-12-31