The Near-IR TRGB Magnitude and Distance Modulus to NGC 185

We determined values of distance modulus to nearby dwarf galaxy NGC 185 from the Tip of Red-Giant Branch (TRGB) method. Apparent magnitudes of the TRGB are estimated from the near-infrared JHK luminosity functions (LFs) of the resolved giant branch stars. Theoretical absolute magnitudes of the TRGB in near-infrared bands have been extracted from the Yonsei-Yale isochrones. The observed apparent and theoretical absolute magnitudes of the TRGB provide values of distance modulus to NGC 185 as (m - M) = $23.39{\pm}0.14$ , $23.23{\pm}0.22$ , and $23.27{\pm}0.26$ for J,H, and K bands, respectively. Distance modulus in bolometric magnitude is also derived as (m - M) = $23.62{\pm}0.12$ .