The PNLF distance to the Sculptor Group galaxy NGC 55

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dc.creatorVan de Steene, G. C.
dc.creatorJacoby, G. H.
dc.creatorPraet, C.
dc.creatorCiardullo, R.
dc.creatorDejonghe, H.
dc.date2004-07-16
dc.date2004-08-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:14:02Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:14:02Z
dc.descriptionWe identified 21 new Planetary Nebula (PN) candidates in the Sculptor Group galaxy NGC 55. We determined a most likely distance of 2.00 +/- 0.2 Mpc using the Planetary Nebulae Luminosity Function (PNLF) method. The distance to NGC 55 is larger than previously determined distances, which means that the Sculptor Group is a bit further away from the Local Group than previously thought. The distance to NGC 55 is again similar to the distance of NGC 300, adding support to the suggestion that these galaxies form a bound pair.
dc.description5 pages and 2 figures - A contribution to the ESO Intl. Workshop on "Planetary Nebulae beyond the Milky Way", Garching (Germany), May 19-21, 2004 - Conference proceedings will appear in the Springer-Verlag series of ESO Astrophysics Symposia (eds. J.R. Walsh & L. Stanghellini)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0407348
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0407348
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/7966
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleThe PNLF distance to the Sculptor Group galaxy NGC 55
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