Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy

, Volume 8, Issue 3, pp 219–226 | Cite as

A study of faint young open clusters as tracers of spiral features in our galaxy paper 3: Collinder 97 (OC1 506)

  • G. S. D. Babu
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Abstract

Photoelectric and photographic photometry of twenty-nine stars was done in the field of the open cluster Collinder 97 ≡ OC1 506. Of these stars, a total of twenty-four have been found to be possible members. There is apparently no interstellar extinction in the direction of this cluster which is in the constellation of Monoceros: itsE(B-V) = 0.0 mag. This cluster is situated at a distance of 0.63 ± 0.01 kpc, which is well within the local arm of our Galaxy. The age of this cluster is in the range of 1 × 108 to 5.9 × l08 yr, which puts it in an older age group. Thus, it cannot be specifically considered as a spiral-arm tracer in the study of our Galaxy.

Key words

star clusters open—star clusters individual—stars  photometry 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • G. S. D. Babu
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  1. 1.Indian Institute of AstrophysicsBangalore

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