The luminosity function of main-sequence stars within 80 parsecs from Hipparcos data

The basic data discussed here consist of parallaxes and apparent magnitudes of more than 6000 stars with delta < -26 degrees from the Hipparcos Catalogue which were selected from the Michigan Spectral Catalogue to have estimated spectroscopic distances within 80 parsecs. The statistical prope...

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Main Authors: Murray, C, Penston, M, Binney, J, Houk, N
Format: Conference item
Published: 1997