A&A Supplement series, Vol. 128, March I 1998, 309-313

Received 17 December, 1996; accepted 5 May, 1997

Strømgren and H photometry of OB stars in the region of the Carina Spiral Feature

N.T. Kaltcheva

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Department of Astronomy, University of Sofia "St. Kliment Ohridski", 5 James Bourchier Avenue, 1126 Sofia, Bulgaria
e-mail: nadia@phys.uni-sofia.bg

Abstract:

Strømgren and H photometry of 130 stars in the Carina section of the Milky Way is presented. The color excesses and the distances of all stars are obtained. A good agreement is found between the CM and HR diagrams and the spatial distribution of these stars.

keywords: stars: early-type -- stars: distances -- galaxy: structure -- stars: HR diagram

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Observations
• 3. Reddening and absolute magnitudes
• 4. Results
• 5. Conclusions
• References