The zero point of extinction toward baade's window from RR Lyrae stars

C. Alcock; R. A. Allsman; D. R. Alves; T. S. Axelrod; A. C. Becker; D. P. Bennett; K. H. Cook; K. C. Freeman; K. Griest; A. Gould; J. A. Guern; M. J. Lehner; S. L. Marshall; D. Minniti; B. A. Peterson; P. Popowski; M. R. Pratt; P. J. Quinn; A. W. Rodgers; C. W. Stubbs; W. Sutherland; T. Vandehei; D. L. Welch

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The zero point of extinction toward baade's window from RR Lyrae stars

C. Alcock, R. A. Allsman, D. R. Alves, T. S. Axelrod, A. C. Becker, D. P. Bennett, K. H. Cook, K. C. Freeman, K. Griest, A. Gould, J. A. Guern, M. J. Lehner, S. L. Marshall, D. Minniti, B. A. Peterson, P. Popowski, M. R. Pratt, P. J. Quinn, A. W. Rodgers, C. W. StubbsW. Sutherland, T. Vandehei, D. L. Welch

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We measure the zero point of the Stanek extinction map by comparing the observed (V -K) colors of 20 RR Lyrae stars (type ab) found in the MACHO survey with their intrinsic (V -K)0 colors as a function of period as determined from nearby RR Lyrae stars. We find that the zero point of the Stanek map should be changed by ΔA_V = -0.11 ± 0.05 mag, in excellent agreement with the recent measurement of Gould, Popowski, & Terndrup using K giants.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	396-399
Number of pages	4
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	494
Issue number	1 PART I
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/305206
Publication status	Published - 1998

Keywords

Dust, extinction -
Stars: variables: other (RR Lyrae)

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Alcock, C., Allsman, R. A., Alves, D. R., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., Bennett, D. P., Cook, K. H., Freeman, K. C., Griest, K., Gould, A., Guern, J. A., Lehner, M. J., Marshall, S. L., Minniti, D., Peterson, B. A., Popowski, P., Pratt, M. R., Quinn, P. J., Rodgers, A. W., ... Welch, D. L. (1998). The zero point of extinction toward baade's window from RR Lyrae stars. Astrophysical Journal, 494(1 PART I), 396-399. https://doi.org/10.1086/305206

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