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We have analyzed the distribution of residual velocities of nearby stars (within 200 pc of the Sun) looking for space variations on the velocity ellipsoid. We used a sample of 1071 main sequence stars of spectral types B, A and F selected from the Hipparcos Input Catalogue [7] with uvbyH, ß photometric data. Ages have been calculated following [1]. Six subsamples with 8.07 ≤ log(age) ≤ 9.45 have been considered.
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Moreno, M., Torra, J., Oblak, E. (1996). Local Variations of the Velocity Ellipsoid. In: Blitz, L., Teuben, P. (eds) Unsolved Problems of the Milky Way. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 169. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1687-6_83
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