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BVRI CCD photometry of the metal-poor globular cluster M68 (NGC 4590)

Journal Article · · Astronomical Journal; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/115461· OSTI ID:6692221
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  1. Ministerio de Educacion de Chile, Santiago (Chile)
BVRI photometry of the low metallicity globular cluster M68 (NGC 4590) was obtained with a CCD camera and the 2.2-m ESO telescope. The resulting BV color-magnitude diagrams are compared with the observations of McClure et al. (1987). The observations are also compared with theoretical isochrones, yielding a cluster age of 13 Gyr with a likely external uncertainty of 2 or 3 Gyr. 25 refs.
OSTI ID:
6692221
Journal Information:
Astronomical Journal; (USA), Journal Name: Astronomical Journal; (USA) Vol. 99; ISSN 0004-6256; ISSN ANJOA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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