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dc.contributor.authorSujatha, S-
dc.contributor.authorBabu, G. S. D-
dc.date.accessioned2007-06-18T06:48:14Z-
dc.date.available2007-06-18T06:48:14Z-
dc.date.issued2006-
dc.identifier.citationAp&SS, Vol. 305, pp. 399 - 410en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2248/1659-
dc.descriptionRestricted Accessen
dc.description.abstractWe present the first CCD photometric UBVRI observations of the not-so-well-studied open cluster NGC 1624 (OCl 403, Cr 53; α2000 = 04 h 40 m 36 s; δ2000 = + 50˚ 27′ 42″ Trumpler class = I 2 p N). This cluster was observed on 01 February 2004 with the 2 m Himalayan Chandra Telescope at Hanle using a LN2 cooled 2k × 2k CCD. The cluster presents differential reddening with E(B-V) values ranging from 0.70 to 0.90 mag, which could be attributed to the presence of the HII region wherein the cluster is embedded. It is found to be at a distance of 6.025 ± 0.5 kpc and the age of this cluster is estimated to be ∼3.98 × 106 years. In view of these parameters, it can be considered as a young enough cluster located in the direction of the Perseus constellation with the galactic coordinates of l = 155˚.35 and b = + 02 ˚.58. Thus it could also be used as a suitable candidate for tracing the Outer Perseus spiral arm of our Galaxy. The initial mass function slope is derived as 1.65 ± 0.25 by applying the corrections for field star contamination and data incompleteness. This is in good agreement with the Salpeter value within the limits of errors.en
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dc.publisherSpringeren
dc.relation.urihttp://www.springerlink.com/content/26u84520rv1w7472/?p=599952de720a4d3e9eccc3a430c57623&pi=7en
dc.subjectOpen clusteren
dc.subjectPhotometryen
dc.subjectReddeningen
dc.subjectDistance ageen
dc.subjectLuminosity functionen
dc.subjectInitial mass functionen
dc.titleNGC 1624 (OCl 403, Cr 53) – A very young open clusteren
dc.typeArticleen
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