Abstract
Ultra Long Period Cepheids are becoming a very interesting and important topic thanks to the contribution that they can give to understanding the current tension existing between the early-universe and local Hubble constant measurements. These bright pulsating variables are observable up to cosmological distances (larger than 100 Mpc) allowing us, in principle, to measure the Hubble constant without the need for secondary indicators, thus reducing the possible systematic errors in the calibration of the extragalactic distance scale. The Ultra Long Period Cepheids also represent a useful tool for obtaining information on the star formation history of the host galaxy and a challenge for the evolutionary and pulsational models, particularly in the very metal poor regime. In this paper, the largest known ULP sample, consisting of 72 objects, including 10 new candidates, is analyzed to give an observational and theoretical overview of their role as distance indicators and of their evolutionary properties.
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy
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2 articles.
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