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Comparing M and K giants in the Bulge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

Heather Morrison ,
Paul Harding  and
Peter McGregor
Heather Morrison
Affiliation:
Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Pasadena, CA Kitt Peak National Observatory, National Optical Astronomy Observatories, Tucson, AZ, USA
Paul Harding
Affiliation:
Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Pasadena, CA Kitt Peak National Observatory, National Optical Astronomy Observatories, Tucson, AZ, USA
Peter McGregor
Affiliation:
Mt Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, The Australian National University, ACT, A ustralia

Abstract

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Kinematics and abundances of samples of K and M giants in a field at the edge of the bulge are compared. Despite a higher mean abundance, the M giants have the same kinematics as the metal-richer K giants.

Keywords

KinematicsM giantsK giants
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 153: Galactic Bulges , 1993 , pp. 317 - 318
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1993 

References

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