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CCD observations of binary clusters in the Magellanic Clouds.

Citation:

Bhatia RK, Cannon RD, Hatzidimitriou D. CCD observations of binary clusters in the Magellanic Clouds. In: Vol. 27. ; 1987. pp. 489 - 490.

Date Presented:

1987/01/1

Abstract:

The existence of binary clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud has been discussed recently. A survey of the LMC on UKSTU plates yielded a total of 69 pairs of clusters with a center-to-centre separation of less than ≡18 pc (for a distance modulus of 18.4 for the LMC). Statistical arguments suggest that taking chance line-ups into account, a significant fraction of the pairs found must be physically associated at the 7σ level. A series of observations have been undertaken in order to establish the physical association of the pairs.

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