A NEAR-INFRARED PHOTOMETRIC-STUDY OF THE YOUNG ORION NEBULA STAR CLUSTER NGC-1976

被引:6
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作者
QIAN, ZY [1 ]
SAGAR, R [1 ]
机构
[1] INDIAN INST ASTROPHYS,BANGALORE 560034,INDIA
关键词
DUST; EXTINCTION; ISM; GENERAL; OPEN CLUSTERS AND ASSOCIATIONS; INDIVIDUAL; NGC-1976; INFRARED;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/266.1.114
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We have measured the JHK magnitudes of 47 stars in the region of the extremely young Orion nebula star cluster NGC 1976. These, in combination with the existing near-infrared and optical data, are used to study the intracluster extinction law. This indicates an anomalous distribution of intracluster grains in the vicinity of many stars causing less extinction in the U, B, R and I passbands than that obtained from the colour excess E(V-J) using a normal interstellar extinction law. This implies a small shift in the grain size distribution towards larger than normal sized particles in these regions.
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页码:114 / 122
页数:9
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