We determined the locations of Galactic spiral arm segments for various age groups from the available data on the positions, ages, radial velocities, and proper motions of 440 δ Cephei variables using a previously developed technique. We obtained such parameters of the Galactic spiral structure as the arm pitch angle, [Figure not available: see fulltext.], and the pattern speed, ΩP = 21.7 ± 2.8 km s-1 kpc-1, which are comparable to [Figure not available: see fulltext.] and ΩP = 20.4 ± 2.5 km s-1 kpc-1, respectively, determined previously from open star clusters. Based on the radial velocities and proper motions of the sample stars, we derived the rotation curve of the Galaxy for the range of Galactocentric distances approximately from 6 to 15 kpc. Using the pattern speed, we determined the positions of the corotation region and the inner and outer Lindblad resonances. We estimated the perturbation amplitudes of the Galactic velocity field, f R = -1.8 ± 2.5 km s-1 and f 0 = +4.0 ± 3.4 km s -1. © Pleiades Publishing, Inc., 2006.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)244-251
Number of pages8
JournalAstronomy Letters
Volume32
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Space and Planetary Science
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

    WoS ResearchAreas Categories

  • Astronomy & Astrophysics

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