The fundamental parameters of 60 unstudied open star clusters (Czernik, Dol-Dzim, Kronberger, and Turner)

Author: Tadross A.  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0004-640X

Source: Astrophysics and Space Science, Vol.323, Iss.4, 2009-10, pp. : 383-393

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Abstract

The fundamental parameters of 60 previously unstudied open clusters of Czernik, Dol-Dzim, Kronberger, and Turner were derived with color-magnitude diagrams of JHK s Near-IR 2MASS photometry. These clusters have never been studied before, and we provide, for the first time, the cluster parameters; the angular diameter, distance, reddening, age, and metallicity. The 2MASS catalog has the advantages of being homogeneous database, enabling us to observing the young clusters in their dusty environments and reaching their outer regions where the low mass stars dominate.

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