| Title | New Cepheid Distances to Nearby Galaxies Based on BVRI CCD Photometry. III. NGC 300 |
| Authors | Freedman, Wendy L.; Madore, Barry F.; Hawley, S. L.; Horowitz, Irwin K.; Mould, Jeremy; Navarrete, Mauricio; Sallmen, Shauna |
| Bibcode | 1992ApJ...396...80F Search ADS ↗ |
| Abstract | A true distance modulus of (m - M)_0_ = 26.66 +/- 0.10 mag (corresponding to 2.1 +/- 0.1 Mpc) has been determined for the Sculptor Group spiral galaxy NGC 300. New CCD data have been obtained for a sample of known Cepheids in this galaxy from which apparent distance moduli at B, V, R, and I wavelengths are determined. Combining the data available at different wavelengths, and assuming a true distance modulus to the LMC of 18.5 mag, a true distance modulus is obtained for NGC 300, corrected for the effects of interstellar reddening. The availability of a new distance to NGC 300 brings to five the total number of galaxies with new CCD photometry of Cepheids, useful for calibration of the Hubble constant. |
| Objects | 17 Objects Search NED ↙ |
