Abstract
In this paper we analyse the evolutionary status and properties of the old open cluster NGC 2355, located in the Galactic anticentre direction, as a part of the long termprogramme BOCCE. NGC 2355 was observed with LBCatLBT using the Bessel B, V , and Ic filters. The cluster parameters have been obtained using the synthetic colour- magnitude diagram (CMD) method, as done in other papers of this series. Additional spectroscopic observations with FIESatNOT of three giant stars were used to deter- mine the chemical properties of the cluster. Our analysis shows that NGC 2355 has metallicity slightly less than solar, with [Fe/H]= -0:06 dex, age between 0.8 and 1 Gyr, reddening E(B - V ) in the range 0.14 and 0.19 mag, and distance modulus (m-M)0 of about 11 mag. We also investigated the abundances of O, Na, Al, α, iron-peak, and neutron capture elements, showing that NGC 2355 falls within the abundance distri- bution of similar clusters (same age and metallicity). The Galactocentric distance of NGC 2355 places it at the border between two regimes of metallicity distribution; this makes it an important cluster for the study of the chemical properties and evolution of the disc.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4185-4202 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Volume | 453 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Nov 2015 |
Keywords
- Hertzprung-Russell and colour-magnitude diagrams
- galaxy: disc
- open clusters and associations: general
- open clusters and associations: individual: NGC 2355