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7.1k citations · 9.3k across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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astro-ph.IM2016★ 2.1k cited

Gaia Data Release 1. Summary of the astrometric, photometric, and survey properties

Gaia Collaboration, A. G. A. Brown, A. Vallenari +5

At about 1000 days after the launch of Gaia we present the first Gaia data release, Gaia DR1, consisting of astrometry and photometry for over 1 billion sources brighter than magni…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 7.1k cited

The Gaia mission

Gaia Collaboration

Gaia is a cornerstone mission in the science programme of the European Space Agency (ESA). The spacecraft construction was approved in 2006, following a study in which the original…

astro-ph.GA2012★ 14 cited

The horizontal branch morphology of M31 globular clusters. Extreme second parameter effect in outer halo clusters

S. Perina, M. Bellazzini, A. Buzzoni +4

We use deep, high quality colour magnitude diagrams obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope to compute a simplified version of the Mironov index [SMI; B/(B+R)] to parametrize the…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 39 cited

The young stellar population at the center of NGC 205

L. Monaco, I. Saviane, S. Perina +5

Context. NGC 205 is a peculiar dwarf elliptical galaxy hosting in its center a population of young blue stars. Their origin is still matter of debate, the central fresh star format…

astro-ph2001★ 59 cited

Age as the Second Parameter in NGC 288 / NGC 362? I. Turnoff Ages: a Purely Differential Comparison

M. Bellazzini, F. Fusi Pecci, F. R. Ferraro +3

We present deep V,I photometry of the globular clusters NGC 288, NGC 362 and NGC 1851 obtained during a single observational run under strictly homogeneous conditions. We use the b…