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view Abstract Citations (326) References (43) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS CCD Photometry of the Old Open Cluster Montgomery, Kent A. ; Marschall, Laurence A. ; Janes, Kenneth A. Abstract We present a CCD photometric survey of the central one-half degree of the old open cluster, M67, in U, B, V, and I colors to magnitude V = 20. Extensive comparison of our photometry with other published datasets shows excellent agreement, indicating that CCD photometry is capable of producing a uniform set of measurements consistent with the photometric system defined primarily by the Landolt standard sequence. The color-magnitude diagram of the cluster shows a well-defined main sequence extending at least to the limit of the photometry at M(V) = 10.55 and a substantial binary sequence. At least 38 percent of cluster stars are binaries. The current generation of theoretical isochrones cannot be fit to the observed sequences within the observational errors. We find a tendency for more massive members of the cluster to be more centrally concentrated, along with a turnover in the cluster luminosity function at low masses, which may be due to dynamical relaxation of the cluster. To the limit of our photometry, we find a mass of the cluster of 724 solar masses. In addition, we present a sample of stars of well-determined standard magnitudes that are suitable as photometric standards for further studies of this cluster and for general calibration of UBVI photometry using CCDs. Publication: The Astronomical Journal Pub Date: July 1993 DOI: 10.1086/116628 Bibcode: 1993AJ....106..181M Keywords: Astronomical Photometry; Charge Coupled Devices; Color-Magnitude Diagram; Open Clusters; Sky Surveys (Astronomy); Ubv Spectra; Interstellar Extinction; Main Sequence Stars; Solar Oscillations; Stellar Oscillations; Astrophysics; OPEN CLUSTERS AND ASSOCIATIONS: INDIVIDUAL: M67 full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (1441) CDS (1)
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