- Kim, Sang-Chul
- Journal of the Korean astronomical society = 천문학회지
- 42, n.6
- pp.135-144
- 2009
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We present JHK near-infrared photometric study for the old open cluster (OC) Trumpler 5 (Tr 5), based on the 2MASS data. From the color-magnitude diagrams of Tr 5, we have located the position of the red giant clump (RGC) stars, and used the mean magnitude of the RGC stars in K-band to estimate the distance to Tr 5, d = <TEX>$3.1{\pm}0.1$</TEX> kpc (<TEX>$(m-M)_0$</TEX> = <TEX>$12.46{\pm}0.04$</TEX>). From fitting the theoretical isochrones of Padova group, we have estimated the reddening, metallicity, and age : E(B-V) = <TEX>$0.64{\pm}0:05$</TEX>, [Fe/H] = <TEX>$-0.4{\pm}0.1$</TEX> dex, and t = <TEX>$2.8{\pm}0.2$</TEX> Gyr (log t = <TEX>$9.45{\pm}0.04$</TEX>), respectively. These parameters generally agree well with those obtained from the previous studies on Tr 5 and confirms that this cluster is an old OC with metallicity being metal-poorer than solar abundance, located in the anti-Galactic center region.