Calibrating the Cepheid Period--Wesenheit Relation in the Gaia Bands using Galactic Open Cluster Cepheids

Abstract

Establishing the period--Wesenheit relation requires independent and accurate distance measurements of classical Cepheids (DCEPs). The precise distance provided by an associated open cluster independently calibrates the period--Wesenheit relation of DCEPs. 51 DCEPs associated with open clusters are compiled using the constraints of five-dimensional astrometric information. By directly using Gaia DR3 parallax, the period--Wesenheit relation in the Gaia $G$ band is calibrated as $W_G=(-3.06\pm 0.11)\log P+(-2.96\pm 0.10)$. Compared with the results derived by directly adopting the DCEP parallaxes or using distance moduli, the Wesenheit magnitudes based on the cluster-averaged parallaxes exhibit a tighter relation with the period. Besides, there is a systematic offset between the observed Wesenheit absolute magnitudes of distant OC-DCEPs and their fitted magnitudes. After considering the parallax zero-point correction, the systematic offset can be reduced, yielding a probably better PW relation of $W_G=(-2.94\pm 0.12)\log P+(-2.93\pm 0.11)$.

15 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ

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