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Parameters
Positional Parameters
clusterNGC 6441
RA17 50 13.06
Declination-37 03 05.2
Galactic longitude353.53
Galactic latitude-5.01
R sun11.6
R gc3.9
X11.5
Y-1.3
Z-1
Photometric Parameters
E (B-V)0.47
V HB17.51
(m-M)16.78
Vt7.15
MVt-9.63
(U-B)0.81
(B-V)1.27
(V-R)0.79
(V-I)1.62
S_RR0.3
hbt7
Structural Parameters
[Fe / H]-0.46
SpT G2
v_r16.5
err1
v_LSR22.9
c1.74
r_c0.13
r_h0.57
r_t8
lg(tc)7.93
lg(th)9.09
mu_V14.85
rho_v5.26
Color-magnitude diagrams
authorPritzl, Barton J.; Smith, Horace A.; Catelan, M?rcio; Sweigart, Allen V.
titleVariable Stars in the Unusual, Metal-Rich, Globular Cluster NGC 6441
journalThe Astronomical Journal, Volume 122, Issue 5, pp. 2600-2626 (2001)
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CreditsCMD: HST snapshot from Padova database
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Selected biblio
Paper n. 1
Origlia, L.; Valenti, E.; Rich, R. M.
High resolution infrared spectra of NGC 6440 and NGC 6441: two massive bulge globular clusters
2008, MNRAS
(NGC 6441 )
Paper n. 2
Yoon, Suk-Jin; Joo, Seok-Joo; Ree, Chang H.; Han, Sang-Il; Kim, Do-Gyun; Lee, Young-Wook
On the Origin of Bimodal Horizontal Branches in Massive Globular Clusters: The Case of NGC 6388 and NGC 6441
2008, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 677, Issue 2, pp. 1080-1090.
(NGC 6388 NGC 6441 )
Paper n. 3
Busso, G.; Cassisi, S.; Piotto, G.; Castellani, M.; Romaniello, M.; Catelan, M.; Djorgovski, S. G.; Recio Blanco, A.; Renzini, A.; Rich, M. R.; Sweigart, A. V.; Zoccali, M.
The Peculiar Horizontal Branch Morphology of the Galactic Globular Clusters NGC 6388 and NGC 6441: new insights from UV observations
2007, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 474, Issue 1, October IV 2007, pp.105-119
(NGC 6388 NGC 6441 )
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