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An attempt to Derive the Proper Motion for Blanco Cluster 1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Bambang Hidayat  and
Paulus Wiyanto
Bambang Hidayat
Affiliation:
Bosscha Observatory and Department of Astronomy, ITB Bandung, Indonesia
Paulus Wiyanto
Affiliation:
Bosscha Observatory and Department of Astronomy, ITB Bandung, Indonesia

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In order to establish the probability of physical membership of open clusters by means of astrometrical methods, two criteria are used: the position distribution of stars in the sky and their proper motions. Proper motion methods have shown validity from a practical point of view; but are difficult to apply where there is a high ratio of cluster-to-field stars, and in crowded fields of the Milky Way.

As a test we have selected the nearby (170–190 pc) Blanco Cluster 1 (1 = 16°, b = −73°) in order to avoid complications arising from crowded fields. Photometric data however, suggests that the diameter of the cluster is rather extended (~ 120 arcsec). This will require a large-field solution, rather than a small-field solution which can be obtained with greater accuracy using Schmidt astrometry (Fresneau 1978; Nakamura & Sekiguchi 1993).

Type
VIII. Schmidt Astrometry
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 148: The Future Utilisation of Schmidt Telescopes , 1995 , pp. 232 - 233
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1995

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