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Description
We present initial results on some of the properties of open clusters NGC 6791 and NGC 6819 derived from asteroseismic data obtained by NASA's Kepler mission. In addition to estimating the mass, radius, and log g of stars on the red giant branch (RGB) of these clusters, we estimate the distance to the clusters and their ages. Our model-independent estimate of the distance modulus of NGC 6791 is (m-M)_0_=13.11+/-0.06. We find (m-M)_0_=11.85+/-0.05 for NGC 6819. The average mass of stars on the RGB of NGC 6791 is 1.20+/-0.01M_{sun}_, while that of NGC 6819 is 1.68+/-0.03M_{sun}_. It should be noted that we do not have data that cover the entire RGB and the actual mass will be somewhat lower. We have determined model-dependent estimates of ages of these clusters. We find ages between 6.8 and 8.6Gyr for NGC 6791, however, most sets of models give ages around 7Gyr. We obtain ages between 2 and 2.4Gyr for NGC 6819.
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