The dynamics of an extremely young cluster probed for the first time
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium Star clusters: basic galactic building blocks throughout time and space, vol 266, p386-389 (2010), Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium Star clusters: basic galactic building blocks throughout time and space, vol 266, p386-389 (2010), Star clusters: basic galactic building blocks throughout time and space, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Rio de janeiro : Brésil (2009) , Volume Volume 266, p. 386-389, 2010, 2009-08-03, Rio de janeiro. 2010, vol. 266, p. 386-389
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We present a proper-motion program that we have developed at ESO to measure, for the first time, proper motions of members of the nearby (125 pc), very young (4 × 105 yr) infrared ρ Ophiuchi cluster. Repeated imaging over ...Lire la suite >
We present a proper-motion program that we have developed at ESO to measure, for the first time, proper motions of members of the nearby (125 pc), very young (4 × 105 yr) infrared ρ Ophiuchi cluster. Repeated imaging over an extended period will allow us to measure the global proper motion of the cluster and its velocity dispersion and will provide access to the ~ 1 km s‑1 velocities for objects as faint as K = 15.7 mag. Access to the velocity field of such an extremely young cluster is of crucial importance to investigate the origin and early evolution of open cluster systems.< Réduire
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stars: distances
stars: kinematics
stars: evolution
stars: formation
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