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The Stellar Content of NGC 6789, A Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxy in the Local Void

Published 26 February 2001
Igor O. Drozdovsky, Regina E. Schulte-ladbeck, Mary M. Crone, Laura Greggio, München Frg
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Abstract

We find that NGC 6789 is the most nearby example of a Blue Compact Dwarf galaxy known to date. With the help of WFPC2 aboard the Hubble Space Telescope, we resolve NGC 6789 into over 15,000 point sources in the V and I bands. The young 1 Based on observations made with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope obtained from the Space Telescope

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Physics and Astronomy