CCD Photometry of M15

We present CCD observations of the galactic globular cluster M15, in the B and V filters. The cluster was reasonably covered, except in its northern region where our observations present a gap. We obtained a Hertzsprung-Russell (HR) diagram for each region observed, and later we produced a combined HR diagram containing more than 3000 stars. We generate a clean Colour Magnitude Diagram (CMD) and a Super Fiducial Line (SFL). Application of several methods and isochrone fitting leads us to obtain values for the metallicity [Fe/H]M15~ -2.16 ± 0.10, the reddening E(B - V)M15~ 0.11 ± 0.03, and a distance modulus of [(m-M)0]M15 ~ 15.03.

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Main Authors: Ruelas-Mayorga,A., Sánchez,L. J., Herrera,G., Nigoche-Netro,A.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Astronomía 2010
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0185-11012010000100001
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