AGB stars as tracers to IC 1613 evolution
  We are going to apply AGB stars to find star formation history for IC\,1613
galaxy, this a new and simple method that works well for nearby galaxies.
IC\,1613 is a Local Group dwarf irregular galaxy that is located at distance of
750 kpc, a gas rich and isolated dwarf galaxy that has a low foreground
extinction. We use the long period variable stars (LPVs) that represent the
very final stage of evolution of stars with low and intermediate mass at the
AGB phase and are very luminous and cool so that they emit maximum brightness
in near--infrared bands. Thus near--infrared photometry with using stellar
evolutionary models help us to convert brightness to birth mass and age and
from this drive star formation history of the galaxy. We will use the
luminosity distribution of the LPVs to reconstruct the star formation
history--a method we have successfully applied in other Local Group galaxies.
Our analysis shows that the IC 1613 has had a nearly constant star formation
rate, without any dominant star formation episode.
