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RR Lyrae stars in the Magellanic Clouds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

Alistair R. Walker*
Affiliation:
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Casilla 603, La Serena, Chile

Abstract

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RR Lyrae variables are a component of the oldest stellar populations. In the Magellanic Clouds they occur in a few clusters and in the general field. Recent observations have concentrated on obtaining accurate photometry for the cluster variables and the evolved stars of their parent clusters; these data have been used to determine abundances, distances and ages. Results from this work are reviewed.

Type
Stellar Evolution
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1991 

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