Solar-like pulsating stars as distance indicators: G-K giants in the CoRoT and Kepler fields

Abstract

The detection of radial and non-radial solar-like oscillations in thousands of G-K giants with CoRoT and Kepler is paving the road for detailed studies of stellar populations in the Galaxy. The available average seismic constraints allow a precise and largely model-independent determination of stellar radii (hence distances) and masses. We here briefly report on the distance determination of thousands of giants in the CoRoT and Kepler fields of view. © Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2012.