Abstract
ABSTRACTWe present accurate photometry on the Johnson B, Kron‐Cousins R photometric system for approximately 100,000 stars in a 1 / 3 deg2 field centered on the dwarf spheroidal galaxy in Fornax. We identify numerous probable short‐period variable stars, blue stars that appear to be the main sequence of a small population with an age of order 108 yr, and two distinct types of luminous red star: an extended sequence of primarily carbon stars and a clump of mostly M giants slightly more luminous than the giant‐branch tip. The spatial distribution of each of these subpopulations within the Fornax dwarf galaxy is considered.
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