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Measuring Rotation Periods in Crowded Star Clusters with TESS: A Proof of Concept with NGC 3532

  • Authors: Matthew S. Stafford, Jason Lee Curtis, Marcel A. Agüeros

Matthew S. Stafford et al 2026 The Astronomical Journal 171 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Figure 6.

14 × 14 pixel FFI cutout showing the Cycle 1 field containing the Cepheid Gaia DR3 5340164256296564736, indicated by the red cross. The circles are NGC 3532 members, where the size of the circle is related to the star’s G magnitude, with larger circles being brighter. The colors of the circles are based on the Prot we measured; yellow circles are cluster members for which we do not measure any Prot because they are too faint, while the black crosses are members for which we measured a 2.1 days Prot that is inaccurate and caused by contamination from the Cepheid. This example demonstrates how bright and rapidly varying sources can prevent accurate Prot measurement for nearby targets when using TESS data.

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