On the highly reddened members in six young galactic star clusters - a multiwavelength study

Kumar, Brijesh; Sagar, Ram; Sanwal, B; Bessell, Michael

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On the highly reddened members in six young galactic star clusters - a multiwavelength study

Date

2004

Authors

Kumar, Brijesh

Sagar, Ram

Sanwal, B

Bessell, Michael

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

The spectral and reddening properties of 211 highly reddened proper-motion members with V < 15 mag in six young galactic star clusters are investigated using low-resolution spectroscopic, broad-band UBVRIJHK and mid-infrared (IR) data. We report emission