Fundamental Parameters of the Open Cluster Kronberger

In this paper, we present the fundamental physical parameters and the present-day mass function of the open cluster Kronberger 1. The cluster radius is estimated to be 3′ and the interstellar extinction E(B-V) in the line-of-sight of the cluster is found to be 0.45±0.05 mag. This cluster is located in the direction of Auriga constellation at a distance of 2.5±0.2 kpc. From the appropriate theoretical isochrones, the log(age) of the cluster is found to be 7.65. The mass function slope for Kronberger 1 is derived for the first time and it is estimated to be α = 2.72±0.2 which is in agreement with the slope of α = 2.35 given by Salpeter. Similar results are obtained from a near infrared study performed using data from the Two Micron All Sky Survey thus substantiating the results obtained from the optical analysis. These results indicate that Kronberger 1 is a suitable object for mapping the spiral arm structure of our Galaxy and for understanding the behavior of mass function in the Galactic disk.

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Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).