Abstract
ABSTRACTA VRI photometric survey has been conducted in the young open cluster IC 2391 to identify candidate low‐mass cluster members. Photometry for some 10,725 objects, ranging from V = 10 to V = 20, were extracted from 21 CCD fields positioned within 1° of the nominal cluster center[α(2000) = 08h42m, δ(2000) = -53°00′]. Seventeen stars have been identified as candidate cluster members with (V−I) colors ranging from 2.78 to 3.72. The masses of these candidate members are estimated to range from 0.25 to 0.09 M⊙. If these stars are indeed IC 2391 members, they will help to rectify an apparent deficit of low‐luminosity stars in the luminosity function of this cluster.
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