The Cepheid period-luminosity zero-point from Hipparcos trigonometrical parallaxes

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R. M. Catchpole · Royal Observatory in Greenwich

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Hipparcos trigonometrical parallaxes of Cepheid variables are used to derive a zeropoint for the period-luminosity (PL) relation. Adopting a slope from the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the relation is found to be (M v > = -2.81l0gP-1.43.

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History and Developments in Astronomy Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

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Published in: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volume 286, Issue 1, pp. L1-L5

DOI: 10.1093/mnras/286.1.l1

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The Cepheid period-luminosity zero-point from Hipparcos trigonometrical parallaxes

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