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Table 10

Distance modulus and physical distance estimates for M 68 in the literature.

Reference μ0 [mag] Distance [kpc] Method

This work 15.00 ± 0.11 10.00 ± 0.49 Fourier decomposition of RR0 light curves
This work 15.00 ± 0.05 9.99 ± 0.21 Fourier decomposition of RR1 light curves
This work 14.97 ± 0.11 9.84 ± 0.50 SX Phe PL relation
This work 15.00 ± 0.07 10.00 ± 0.30 MV[Fe/H] relation for cluster RRL stars
Rosenberg et al. (1999) 15.02 10.07 CMD analysis
Caloi et al. (1997) 15.15 10.72 CMD isochrone fitting
Brocato et al. (1997) 15.16 ± 0.10 10.76 ± 0.50 CMD isochrone fitting
Gratton et al. (1997) 15.24 ± 0.08 11.17 ± 0.41 CMD analysis
Harris (1996) 15.06 10.3 Globular cluster catalogue
Straniero & Chieffi (1991) 14.99 ± 0.03 9.94 ± 0.14 CMD isochrone fitting
McClure et al. (1987) 15.03 ± 0.15 10.14 ± 0.70 CMD analysis
Alcaino (1977) 14.97 9.8 Magnitude of the HB
Harris (1975) 14.91 9.6 Mean magnitude of RRL stars

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