| Title | Distance of the Large Magellanic Cloud through the Maximum Magnitude versus Rate of Decline Relation for Novae |
| Authors | Capaccioli, Massimo; della Valle, Massimo; D'Onofrio, Mauro; Rosino, Leonida |
| Bibcode | 1990ApJ...360...63C Search ADS ↗ |
| Abstract | The distance modulus of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is derived by application of the newly calibrated maximum magnitude versus rate of decline relationship (=MMRD; Capaccioli et al.) to the whole sample of novae so far discovered in this satellite galaxy. The result, (m - M)_0_ = 18.70^+0.20^_-0.25_, is in close agreement with the determinations based on Cepheids. We also compare and discuss the properties of the MMRD of the Galactic, M31, and LMC nova populations. |
| Objects | 1 Objects Search NED ↙ |
