%0 Journal Article
%T Infrared Photometry of the Globular Cluster Palomar 6
%A Jae-Woo Lee
%A Bruce W. Carney
%J Physics
%D 2002
%I arXiv
%R 10.1086/340464
%X We present JHK photometry of Palomar 6. Our photometric measurements range from the RGB-tip to 2 mag below the RHB and our CMDs show that Palomar~6 appears to have a well-defined RHB population. The distance modulus and interstellar reddening of the cluster are estimated by comparing the magnitude and color of Palomar 6 RHB stars with respect to those of 47 Tuc. We obtain (m-M)_0 = 14.28 mag and E(B-V) = 1.30 mag for the cluster and our study suggests that Palomar~6 is clearly located in the Galaxy's central regions. We also discuss the metallicity of the cluster using the slope of the RGB. We obtain [Fe/H] = -1.2 for Palomar~6 and our metallicity estimate is 0.5 - 1.0 dex lower than previous estimates by others.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0203186v1