http://arxiv.org/abs/1711.03228
Accurate and precise astronomical distance determinations are crucial for derivations of, among others, the masses and luminosities of a large variety of distant objects. Astronomical distance determination has traditionally relied on the concept of a `distance ladder.’ Here we review our recent attempts to establish a highly robust set of internally consistent distance determinations to Local Group galaxies, which we recommend as the statistical basis of an improved extragalactic distance ladder.
R. Grijs and G. Bono
Fri, 10 Nov 17
8/55
Comments: 5 pages; to appear in: Stellar Populations and the Distance Scale, eds Jenkins J., Rich R.M., & de Grijs R., Peking University (China), September 2017, Astron. Soc. Pac. Conf. Ser