New Data added in the SMC Database in October, November and December 2002

This page informs on the progress made in the inclusion of new data in the SMC database.

Data added in 2003:

2003 March 21

NGC 458

Data from Alcaino G., et al. 2003, Astron. Astrophys. 400, 917 (2003A&A...400..917A)

2003 January 15

X,Y rectangular position, and new BVI CCD photometry have been added in the SMC database for the 238 OGLE clusters from OGLE :
Pietrzynski G., et al. 1998, Acta Astron. 48, 175 (1998AcA....48..175P).

In the selected data directories, the data have been split into ubvccd and vicccd, while under OGLE, the files have the format No Ref V B-V V-I sV sB-V sV-I Original_number.

The SMC database contains now data for 265 clusters.

Note : I am very grateful to G. Pietrzynski who provided me with these data. The availability of X,Y positions now permits to identify the stars.

Data added in 2002:

2002 Octobre 23

BVI CCD photometry has been added in the SMC database for the 238 OGLE clusters from OGLE :
Pietrzynski G., et al. 1998, Acta Astron. 48, 175 (1998AcA....48..175P).

In the selected data directories, the data have been split into ubvccd and vicccd, while under OGLE, the files have the format No Ref V B-V V-I Original_number.

The SMC database contains now data for 265 clusters.

2002 Octobre 9

A database for star clusters in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) has been developped.
It contains presently data for 23 SMC clusters.

The contents page dislays the type of data included sofar.

The principle is slightly different of that used for the galactic open clusters. Because the work of obtaining cross-identifications would be very important and that there are many difficulties with groundbased and HST spatial observations, it was decided to collect the data according to each author and numbering system.

For each cluster, there are selected data, i.e. a field reasonnably large around the cluser and the corresponding data. Complete data can be found under each author link on the cluster page. The facilities offered by WEBDA are similar: plot of the chart, search, and so on.

Additional data will be added to the database, especially for NGC 330, and content files will be improved. Files on integrated colours and archive data will also be enlarged.

Please send me your comments if you find something not working. I have tried to update most database facilities. I may have missed the modification of some scripts. Thanks for your comments.


epaunzen@physics.muni.cz
Last Update: 21 March 2003