We present new and independent estimates of the distances to the Magellanic Clouds (MCs) using near-infrared (NIR) and optical-NIR period-Wesenheit (PW) relations. The slopes of the PW relations are, within the dispersion, linear over the entire period range and independent of metal content. The absolute zero points were fixed using Galactic Cepheids with distances based on the infrared surface-brightness method. The true distance modulus we found for the Large Magellanic Cloud-(m - M)0 = 18.48 +/- 0.01 +/- 0.10 mag-and the Small Magellanic Cloud-(m - M)0 = 18.94 +/- 0.01 +/- 0.10 mag-agree quite well with similar distance determinations based on robust distance indicators. We also briefly discuss the evolutionary and pulsation properties of MC Cepheids.

Classical Cepheids, what else?

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2013-01-01

Abstract

We present new and independent estimates of the distances to the Magellanic Clouds (MCs) using near-infrared (NIR) and optical-NIR period-Wesenheit (PW) relations. The slopes of the PW relations are, within the dispersion, linear over the entire period range and independent of metal content. The absolute zero points were fixed using Galactic Cepheids with distances based on the infrared surface-brightness method. The true distance modulus we found for the Large Magellanic Cloud-(m - M)0 = 18.48 +/- 0.01 +/- 0.10 mag-and the Small Magellanic Cloud-(m - M)0 = 18.94 +/- 0.01 +/- 0.10 mag-agree quite well with similar distance determinations based on robust distance indicators. We also briefly discuss the evolutionary and pulsation properties of MC Cepheids.
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