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http://dx.doi.org/10.5140/JASS.2009.26.4.417

The JHKS Magnitudes of the Red Giant Branch Tip and the Distance Moduli of Nearby Dwarf Galaxy NGC 205  

Jung, M.Y. (Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University)
Chun, S.H. (Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University)
Chang, C.R. (Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University)
Han, M. (Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University)
Lim, D. (Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University)
Han, W. (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
Sohn, Y.J. (Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University)
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Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences / v.26, no.4, 2009 , pp. 417-420 More about this Journal
Abstract
We have used the near-infrared $JHK_S$ photometric data of resolved stars in a nearby dwarf elliptical galaxy NGC 205 to determine the magnitudes of the red giant branch tip (TRGB). By applying Savitzky-Golay filter to the observed luminosity functions (LFs) in each band, we derived the second derivatives of the LFs so as to determine the magnitudes of the TRGB. Absolute magnitudes of the TRGB in $JHK_S$ bands were measured from the Yonsei-Yale isochrones. By comparing the determined apparent magnitudes and the theoretical absolute magnitudes of the TRGB, we estimated the distance moduli of NGC 205 to be (m - M) = $24.10{\pm}0.08$, $24.08{\pm}0.12$ and $24.14{\pm}0.14$ in J, H, and $K_S$ bands, respectively.
Keywords
TRGB; distance modulus; near-infrared; NGC 205;
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