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most citedDynamical age differences among coeval star clusters as revealed by blue stragglers

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astro-ph2004

The central density cusp of the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy

L. Monaco, M. Bellazzini, F. R. Ferraro +1

We present an analysis of the density profile in the central region of the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy. A strong density enhancement of Sgr stars is observed. The position…

astro-ph2004

The small Blue Straggler star population in the dense Galactic Globular Cluster NGC 6752

E. Sabbi, F. R. Ferraro, A. Sills +1

We have used high resolution WFPC2-HST and wide field ground-based observations to construct a catalog of blue straggler stars (BSS) which spans the entire radial extent of the glo…

astro-ph2004

The distance to the Leo I dwarf spheroidal galaxy from the Red Giant Branch Tip

M. Bellazzini, N. Gennari, F. R. Ferraro +1

We present V and I photometry of a 9.4 arcmin X 9.4 arcmin field centered on the dwarf spheroidal galaxy Leo I. The I magnitude of the tip of the Red Giant Branch is robustly estim…

astro-ph2004

The distance to the Sgr dwarf spheroidal galaxy from the Red Giant Branch Tip

L. Monaco, M. Bellazzini, F. R. Ferraro +1

We derived the distance to the central region of the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy from the Red Giant Branch Tip. The obtained distance modulus is , cor…

astro-ph2004

The calibration of the RGB Tip as a Standard Candle: Extension to Near Infrared colors and higher metallicity

M. Bellazzini, F. R. Ferraro, A. Sollima +2

New empirical calibrations of the Red Giant Branch Tip in the I,J,H and K bands based on two fundamental pillars, namely omega Centauri and 47 Tucanae, have been obtained by using…

astro-ph2004

Discovery of an anomalous Sub Giant Branch in the Color Magnitude Diagram of omega Centauri

F. R. Ferraro, A. Sollima, E. Pancino +4

Using deep high-resolution multi-band images taken with the Very Large Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope, we discovered a new anomalous sequence in the Color Magnitude Diagr…