Newly Discovered Variable Stars in the Globular Clusters NGC 5634, Arp 2 and Terzan 8

Abstract

We report the discovery of a sizeable, previously unknown variable star population in the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal globular clusters NGC 5634, Arp 2 and Terzan 8. Location, preliminary pulsation periods and B-band light curves in relative flux units are provided for all these stars.

10 pages, 6 figures. IBVS 5640, in press