THE BINARY (TRIPLE-QUESTIONABLE) STAR CLUSTER NGC-2136 37 IN THE LARGE-MAGELLANIC-CLOUD/

Authors
HILKER M RICHTLER T STEIN D
Citation
M. Hilker et al., THE BINARY (TRIPLE-QUESTIONABLE) STAR CLUSTER NGC-2136 37 IN THE LARGE-MAGELLANIC-CLOUD/, Astronomy and astrophysics, 299(2), 1995, pp. 37-40
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
Astronomy and astrophysics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00046361
Volume
299
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
37 - 40
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6361(1995)299:2<37:TB(SCN>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We present Stromgren CCD photometry for the binary cluster NGC 2136/37 in the LMC and for its neighbouring field population. The common orig in of NGC 2136 and 2137 is supported not only by their identical ages, but also by their common Stromgren metallicity of -0.55 dex. A third cluster may also have a common origin with NGC 2136/37, indicated by t he fact that the three clusters are connected by regions of enhanced s tar densities. No counterpart of such a configuration has yet been fou nd in the Milky Way.