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Characterisation of the Gaia Red Clump

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2015

L. Ruiz-Dern ,
C. Babusiaux ,
F. Arenou  and
C. Turon
L. Ruiz-Dern
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Paris, GEPI, CNRS UMR 8111, Université Paris Diderot, 92190 Meudon, France
C. Babusiaux
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Paris, GEPI, CNRS UMR 8111, Université Paris Diderot, 92190 Meudon, France
F. Arenou
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Paris, GEPI, CNRS UMR 8111, Université Paris Diderot, 92190 Meudon, France
C. Turon
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Paris, GEPI, CNRS UMR 8111, Université Paris Diderot, 92190 Meudon, France
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Abstract

Red Clump (RC) stars are known to be good distance indicators. However the accuracy on these calculations strongly depends on the knowledge of their basic properties: a complete calibration is required.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 68: The Milky Way Unravelled by Gaia: GREAT Science from the Gaia Data Releases , 2014 , pp. 395 - 396
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2015

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