2 papers
astro-ph2005
The Red Giant Branch Tip and Bump of the Leo II dwarf spheroidal galaxy
M. Bellazzini, N. Gennari, F. R. Ferraro
We present V and I photometry of a 9.4' X 9.4' field centered on the dwarf spheroidal galaxy Leo II. The Tip of the Red Giant Branch is identified at I^{TRGB}=17.83 +/- 0.03 and ad…
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…