Ground-based CCD astrometry with wide-field imagers - II. A star catalog for m 67: WFI@2.2 m MPG/ESO astrometry, FLAMES @ VLT radial velocities

Yadav, RKS; Bedin, LR; Piotto, G; Anderson, J; Cassisi, S; Villanova, S.; Platais I.; Pasquini, L; Momany, Y.; Sagar R.

Abstract

Context: The solar-age open cluster M 67 (C0847+120, NGC 2682) is a touchstone in studies of the old Galactic disk. Despite its outstanding role, the census of cluster membership for M 67 at fainter magnitudes and their properties are not well-established. Aims: Using proprietary and archival ESO data, we have obtained astrometric, photometric, and radial velocities of stars in a arcmin field centered on the old open cluster M 67. Methods: The two-epoch archival observations separated by 4 years and acquired with the Wide-Field Imager at the 2.2 m MPG/ESO telescope were reduced with our new astrometric techniques, as described in the first paper in this series. The same observations served to derive calibrated photometry in M 67. Radial velocities were measured using the archival and new spectroscopic data obtained at the VLT. Results: We have determined relative proper motions and membership probabilities for ~2400 stars. The precision of proper motions for optimally exposed stars is 1.9 mas yr, gradually degrading down to ~5 mas yr at . Our relatively precise proper motions at 16$]] were first obtained in this magnitude range for M 67. Radial velocities were measured for 211 stars in the same field. We also present a detailed comparison with recent theoretical isochrones from several independent groups.Conclusions. For the M 67 area, we provide positions, calibrated photometry, relative proper motions, membership probabilities, and radial velocities. We demonstrate that ground-based CCD mosaic observations just a few years apart are producing proper motions, allowing reliable membership determination. We have produced a catalog that is electronically available to the astronomical community. © 2008 ESO.

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Título según WOS: Ground-based CCD astrometry with wide-field imagers - II. A star catalog for m 67: WFI@2.2 m MPG/ESO astrometry, FLAMES @ VLT radial velocities
Título según SCOPUS: Ground-based CCD astrometry with wide-field imagers II. A star catalog for M 67: WFI@2.2 m MPG/ESOastrometry, FLAMES@VLT radial velocities
Título de la Revista: ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
Volumen: 484
Número: 2
Editorial: EDP SCIENCES S A
Fecha de publicación: 2008
Página de inicio: 609
Página final: 620
Idioma: English
URL: http://www.aanda.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079245
DOI:

10.1051/0004-6361:20079245

Notas: ISI, SCOPUS