Table · dataset · 1997
Deep CCD photometry of Leo II
Listed in IVOA Registry (Virtual Observatory)
We present a deep colour-magnitude diagram of the central 7 x 7 arcmin2 region of Leo II.
Description
The diagram shows a well-defined giant branch and a red horizontal branch, heavily populated on the red side but extending far into the blue. Having a low metallicity ([Fe/H]=-1.9), the Leo II diagram is similar to those of outer halo clusters suffering from the second-parameter syndrome.
From the mean apparent magnitude of candidate RR Lyrae stars, (VHB) = 22.10, we estimate the distance of Leo II to be 215 kpc, a value similar to previous estimates. A number of variable-star candidates are identified and two new very red giants have been found. Comparison with the other dwarf spheroidals of the Local Group reveals that Leo II belongs to the group of four small and faint dwarf spheroidal galaxies.
Links
Where it is published
- Reference page cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/MNRAS/261/657 ↗
landing page · from IVOA Registry
Documentation and papers
- ADS 1993MNRAS.261..657D ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1993MNRAS.261..657D ↗
publication · from IVOA Registry
Catalogue records · 2
- VOResource record dc.g-vo.org/oai.xml?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=ivo_vor&identifier=ivo%3… ↗
metadata API · from IVOA Registry
- Registry record (GAVO) dc.g-vo.org/I/cds.vizier/j/mnras/261/657 ↗
catalogue entry · from IVOA Registry
Topics
- Stated by source
- Optical
- From keywords
- Astronomy & Astrophysics
Provenance · 1 source records, 8 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| IVOA Registry (Virtual Observatory) | ivo://cds.vizier/j/mnras/261/657 | 14 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:astronomy | mapping · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[modality].ivoa_waveband:optical | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | rr.resource.res_description |
| license_text | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | rr.resource.res_title |
| updated_date | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 |