A direct distance to the large magellanic cloud cepheid HV 12198 from the infrared surface brightness technique

W. P. Gieren; J. Storm; P. Fouqué; R. E. Mennickent; M. Gómez

doi:10.1086/312632

A direct distance to the large magellanic cloud cepheid HV 12198 from the infrared surface brightness technique

W. P. Gieren, J. Storm, P. Fouqué, R. E. Mennickent, M. Gómez

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We report on the first application of the infrared surface brightness technique on a Cepheid in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the variable HV 12198 in the young globular cluster NGC 1866. From this one star, we determine a distance modulus of 18.42 ± 0.10 (random and systematic uncertainty) to the cluster. When the results on further member Cepheids in NGC 1866 become available, we expect to derive the distance to the LMC with a ±3%-4% accuracy, including systematic errors, from this technique.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	L107-L110
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	533
Issue number	2 PART 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/312632
Publication status	Published - 20 Apr 2000

Keywords

Cepheids
Galaxies: distances and redshifts
Galaxies: individual (Large Magellanic Cloud)
Globular clusters: individual (NGC 1866)

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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A direct distance to the large magellanic cloud cepheid HV 12198 from the infrared surface brightness technique

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