J/MNRAS/365/1357 Absolute magnitude of Globular Cluster (Di Criscienzo+, 2006) ================================================================================ RR Lyrae-based calibration of the Globular Cluster Luminosity Function. Di Criscienzo M., Caputo F., Marconi M., Musella I. =2006MNRAS.365.1357D ================================================================================ ADC_Keywords: Clusters, globular ; Stars, variable ; Magnitudes, absolute Keywords: stars: variable: other - globular clusters: general Abstract: We test whether the peak absolute magnitude MV(TO) of the Globular Cluster Luminosity Function (GCLF) can be used for reliable extragalactic distance determination. Starting with the luminosity function of the Galactic Globular Clusters listed in Harris (Cat. ) catalogue, we determine MV(TO) either using current calibrations of the absolute magnitude MV(RR) of RR Lyrae stars as a function of the cluster metal content [Fe/H] and adopting selected cluster samples. File Summary: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FileName Lrecl Records Explanations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ReadMe 80 . This file table1.dat 58 144 Globular Clusters in the Milky Way -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See also: VII/202 : Globular Clusters in the Milky Way (Harris, 1997) VII/151 : Structure Parameters of Galactic Globular Clusters (Webbink 1985) Byte-by-byte Description of file: table1.dat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bytes Format Units Label Explanations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1- 9 A9 --- Name Globular cluster name, from Harris, 1996, see Cat. 10 A1 --- n_Name [abc] Note on cluster (1) 13- 17 F5.2 [Sun] [Fe/H] Metallicity, from Harris, 1996, see 19- 24 F6.2 mag VMAG1 Cluster integrated absolute V magnitude, from Harris, 1996, see Cat. 26- 30 F5.1 kpc Rgc Cluster distance from Galactic center, from Harris, 1996, see Cat. 32- 37 F6.2 mag VMAG2 Cluster integrated absolute V magnitude, from Sandage, 1993AJ....106..719S 39- 44 F6.2 mag VMAG3 Cluster integrated absolute V magnitude, from Fernley, 1998MNRAS.293L..61F 46- 51 F6.2 mag VMAG4 Cluster integrated absolute V magnitude, from Gratton et al., 2003A&A...408..529G 53- 58 F6.2 mag VMAG5 Cluster integrated absolute V magnitude, from Bono et al., 2003MNRAS.344.1097B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note (1): Note as follows: a = clusters suspected to belong to the Sculptor galaxy b = clusters suspected to belong to the Canis Major dwarf galaxy c = Pal 1, N2419 and N5139 (omega Cen) might be associated with now not extant dwarf galaxies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- History: From electronic version of the journal ================================================================================ (End) Patricia Vannier [CDS] 02-Jun-2006