Automated search for Galactic star clusters in large multiband surveys

S. E. Koposov, E. V. Glushkova, I. Zolotukhin

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2008 · 72 citations · 18 references

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Aims. According to some estimations, there are as many as 100 000 open clusters in the Galaxy, but less than 2000 of them have been discovered, measured, and cataloged. We plan to undertake data mining of multiwavelength surveys to find new star clusters.

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