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A Search for RR Lyrae Variables and Anomalous Cepheids in the Fornax Dwarf Galaxy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

David Bersier  and
Peter R. Wood
David Bersier
Affiliation:
Mt Stromlo & Siding Spring Observatories Weston Creek ACT 2611 Australia
Peter R. Wood
Affiliation:
Mt Stromlo & Siding Spring Observatories Weston Creek ACT 2611 Australia

Abstract

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We have started a search for variable stars in Fornax, covering a area of 40′ x 40′. We have ~ 30 data points in both V and I. To detect variable stars, we use the variability index defined by Welch & Stetson (1993). We present here our first results.

Type
Part 2: The Database
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 192: The Stellar Content of Local Group Galaxies , 1999 , pp. 161 - 164
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1999 

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