The distance to the Pleiades star cluster as determined by photographic photometry

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dc.contributor.advisorEdwards, Merrill
dc.contributor.authorKierstead, Gary Norman
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-07T21:24:36Z
dc.date.available2023-06-07T21:24:36Z
dc.date.issued1978
dc.description.abstractA color magnitude diagram of the Pleiades star cluster was studied. Via main sequence fitting, a distance modulus of 3.1 magnitudes was obtained corresponding to a distance of 41.7 parsecs. Small sample statistics were applied to the data using "student" t-Distribution tables with 50% confidence limits. Main sequence fitting of this resulted in a distance modulus of 3.3 which corresponds to a distance of 45.7 parsecs. The generally accepted value for the distance of the Pleiades is approximately 140 parsecs.
dc.description.copyrightNot available for use outside of the University of New Brunswick
dc.format.extentvii, 49 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/35788
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
dc.subject.disciplinePhysics
dc.titleThe distance to the Pleiades star cluster as determined by photographic photometry
dc.typesenior report
thesis.degree.disciplinePhysics
thesis.degree.fullnameBachelor of Science
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelundergraduate
thesis.degree.nameB.Sc.

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