On the crucial cluster Andrews-Lindsay 1 and a 4% distance solution for its planetary nebula

Andrews-Lindsay 1 is a pertinent open cluster because it may host the planetary nebula (PN) PHR 1315-6555, yet ambiguities linger concerning its fundamental parameters (>50% scatter). New multiband BVJHW1 - 4 photometry for cluster and field stars, in concert with observations of recently discovered classical Cepheids, were used to constrain the reddening and velocity-distance profiles along the sightline. That analysis yielded the following parameters for the cluster: E(J - H) = 0.24 \ub1 0.03, d = 10.0 \ub1 0.4 kpc (dJH = 9.9 \ub1 0.6 kpc, dBV = 10.1 \ub1 0.5 kpc), and log \u3c4 = 8.90 \ub1 0.15. The steep velocity-distance gradient along \u2113 ~ 305\ub0 indicates that two remote objects sharing spatial and kinematic parameters (i.e., PHR 1315-6555 and Andrews-Lindsay 1) are associated, thus confirming claims that the PN is a cluster member. The new distance for PHR 1315-6555 is among the most precise established yet for a Galactic PN (\u3c3/d = 4%)