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Objective Prism Survey of the Outer Galactic Halo

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Kavan Ratnatunga  and
K.C. Freeman
Kavan Ratnatunga
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatoriess, Research School of Physical Sciences, The Australian National University
K.C. Freeman
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatoriess, Research School of Physical Sciences, The Australian National University

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The aim of this survey is to locate samples of very distant field halo stars, to study the kinematics and metal abundance distribution in the outer regions of the galactic halo. Field halo K giants were chosen for the study, as they are intrinsically bright stars whose evolution is well understood. Halo K giants, near the tip of the giant branch and between 10 and 40 kpc from the sun, will have apparent magnitudes in the range 13 < V < 18, and colours (B-V) > 0.9.

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Research Article
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 78: Astronomy with Schmidt-type telescopes , 1984 , pp. 261 - 263
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1984