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Table 9

The period-luminosity relations based on the combined samples of Milky Way, LMC and SMC Cepheids in the form M = a(log (P) − 1.0) + b.

Band a b Std.dev. γ
(mag dex-1) (mag) (mag) (mag dex-1)

MV     −2.73 ± 0.07  −3.97 ± 0.03 0.26  + 0.09
MI     −2.91 ± 0.07  −4.75 ± 0.02 0.23  −0.06
WVI     −3.32 ± 0.08  −5.92 ± 0.03 0.26  −0.23
MJ     −3.19 ± 0.06  −5.20 ± 0.02 0.22  −0.10
MK     −3.30 ± 0.06  −5.65 ± 0.02 0.22  −0.11
WJK     −3.38 ± 0.06  −5.96 ± 0.02 0.23  −0.10

Notes. The metallicity effect, γ, on the zero point determined in Paper II is given in the last column. The estimated uncertainty on the γ value is estimated to be 0.10 mag dex-1 in Paper II.

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