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Photometry and the Metallicity Distribution of the Outer Halo of M31. II. The 30 Kiloparsec Field

Photometry and the Metallicity Distribution of the Outer Halo of M31. II. The 30 Kiloparsec Field

We present the results of a wide-field (VI) photometric study of the red giant branch (RGB) stars in the outer halo of M31, in a field located 30–35 kpc from the center of the galaxy along the southeast minor axis. At this remote location, we find that RGB stars belonging …