Standard Galactic field RR Lyrae II: a Gaia DR2 calibration of the period–Wesenheit–metallicity relation
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz2814
Abstract: RR Lyrae stars have long been popular standard candles, but significant advances in methodology and technology have been made in recent years to increase their precision as distance indicators. We present multiwavelength (optical UBVRcIc and… read more here.
Keywords: galactic field; field lyrae; period; wesenheit metallicity ... See more keywords