NGC 4337: An overlooked old cluster in the inner disc of the Milky Way

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Carraro, Giovanni; Giorgi, Edgard Ervar Salvador; Costa, Edgardo; Vazquez, Ruben Angel
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2014
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Galactic open clusters do not survive long in the high-density regions of the inner Galactic disc. Inside the solar ring only 11 open clusters are known with ages older than 1 Gyr. We show here, basing on deep, high-quality photometry, that NGC 4337, contrary to earlier findings, is indeed an old open cluster. The cluster is located very close to the conspicuous star cluster Trumpler 20, as well misclassified in the past, and that has received so much attention in recent years. NGC 4337 shows a significant clump of He-burning stars which was not detected previously. Its beautiful colour-magnitude diagram is strikingly similar to the one of the classical old open clusters IC 4651, NGC 752, and NGC 3680, and this suggests similar age and composition. A spectroscopic study is much needed to confirm our findings. This, in turn, would also allow us to better define the inner disc radial abundance gradient and its temporal evolution. To this aim, a list of clump star candidates is provided.
Fil: Carraro, Giovanni. European Southern Observatory; Chile
Fil: Giorgi, Edgard Ervar Salvador. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Costa, Edgardo. Universidad de Chile; Chile
Fil: Vazquez, Ruben Angel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; Argentina
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OPEN CLUSTERS AND ASSOCIATIONS: GENERAL
OPEN CLUSTERS AND ASSOCIATIONS: INDIVIDUAL: NGC 4337
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spelling NGC 4337: An overlooked old cluster in the inner disc of the Milky WayCarraro, GiovanniGiorgi, Edgard Ervar SalvadorCosta, EdgardoVazquez, Ruben AngelOPEN CLUSTERS AND ASSOCIATIONS: GENERALOPEN CLUSTERS AND ASSOCIATIONS: INDIVIDUAL: NGC 4337https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Galactic open clusters do not survive long in the high-density regions of the inner Galactic disc. Inside the solar ring only 11 open clusters are known with ages older than 1 Gyr. We show here, basing on deep, high-quality photometry, that NGC 4337, contrary to earlier findings, is indeed an old open cluster. The cluster is located very close to the conspicuous star cluster Trumpler 20, as well misclassified in the past, and that has received so much attention in recent years. NGC 4337 shows a significant clump of He-burning stars which was not detected previously. Its beautiful colour-magnitude diagram is strikingly similar to the one of the classical old open clusters IC 4651, NGC 752, and NGC 3680, and this suggests similar age and composition. A spectroscopic study is much needed to confirm our findings. This, in turn, would also allow us to better define the inner disc radial abundance gradient and its temporal evolution. To this aim, a list of clump star candidates is provided.Fil: Carraro, Giovanni. European Southern Observatory; ChileFil: Giorgi, Edgard Ervar Salvador. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Costa, Edgardo. Universidad de Chile; ChileFil: Vazquez, Ruben Angel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; ArgentinaOxford University Press2014-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/82376Carraro, Giovanni; Giorgi, Edgard Ervar Salvador; Costa, Edgardo; Vazquez, Ruben Angel; NGC 4337: An overlooked old cluster in the inner disc of the Milky Way; Oxford University Press; Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society; 441; 1; 6-2014; 36-400035-87111745-3933CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1093/mnrasl/slu044info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://academic.oup.com/mnrasl/article/441/1/L36/2889079info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:49:36Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/82376instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:49:37.095CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv NGC 4337: An overlooked old cluster in the inner disc of the Milky Way
title NGC 4337: An overlooked old cluster in the inner disc of the Milky Way
spellingShingle NGC 4337: An overlooked old cluster in the inner disc of the Milky Way
Carraro, Giovanni
OPEN CLUSTERS AND ASSOCIATIONS: GENERAL
OPEN CLUSTERS AND ASSOCIATIONS: INDIVIDUAL: NGC 4337
title_short NGC 4337: An overlooked old cluster in the inner disc of the Milky Way
title_full NGC 4337: An overlooked old cluster in the inner disc of the Milky Way
title_fullStr NGC 4337: An overlooked old cluster in the inner disc of the Milky Way
title_full_unstemmed NGC 4337: An overlooked old cluster in the inner disc of the Milky Way
title_sort NGC 4337: An overlooked old cluster in the inner disc of the Milky Way
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Carraro, Giovanni
Giorgi, Edgard Ervar Salvador
Costa, Edgardo
Vazquez, Ruben Angel
author Carraro, Giovanni
author_facet Carraro, Giovanni
Giorgi, Edgard Ervar Salvador
Costa, Edgardo
Vazquez, Ruben Angel
author_role author
author2 Giorgi, Edgard Ervar Salvador
Costa, Edgardo
Vazquez, Ruben Angel
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv OPEN CLUSTERS AND ASSOCIATIONS: GENERAL
OPEN CLUSTERS AND ASSOCIATIONS: INDIVIDUAL: NGC 4337
topic OPEN CLUSTERS AND ASSOCIATIONS: GENERAL
OPEN CLUSTERS AND ASSOCIATIONS: INDIVIDUAL: NGC 4337
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Galactic open clusters do not survive long in the high-density regions of the inner Galactic disc. Inside the solar ring only 11 open clusters are known with ages older than 1 Gyr. We show here, basing on deep, high-quality photometry, that NGC 4337, contrary to earlier findings, is indeed an old open cluster. The cluster is located very close to the conspicuous star cluster Trumpler 20, as well misclassified in the past, and that has received so much attention in recent years. NGC 4337 shows a significant clump of He-burning stars which was not detected previously. Its beautiful colour-magnitude diagram is strikingly similar to the one of the classical old open clusters IC 4651, NGC 752, and NGC 3680, and this suggests similar age and composition. A spectroscopic study is much needed to confirm our findings. This, in turn, would also allow us to better define the inner disc radial abundance gradient and its temporal evolution. To this aim, a list of clump star candidates is provided.
Fil: Carraro, Giovanni. European Southern Observatory; Chile
Fil: Giorgi, Edgard Ervar Salvador. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Costa, Edgardo. Universidad de Chile; Chile
Fil: Vazquez, Ruben Angel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; Argentina
description Galactic open clusters do not survive long in the high-density regions of the inner Galactic disc. Inside the solar ring only 11 open clusters are known with ages older than 1 Gyr. We show here, basing on deep, high-quality photometry, that NGC 4337, contrary to earlier findings, is indeed an old open cluster. The cluster is located very close to the conspicuous star cluster Trumpler 20, as well misclassified in the past, and that has received so much attention in recent years. NGC 4337 shows a significant clump of He-burning stars which was not detected previously. Its beautiful colour-magnitude diagram is strikingly similar to the one of the classical old open clusters IC 4651, NGC 752, and NGC 3680, and this suggests similar age and composition. A spectroscopic study is much needed to confirm our findings. This, in turn, would also allow us to better define the inner disc radial abundance gradient and its temporal evolution. To this aim, a list of clump star candidates is provided.
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