Molina, CNBorissova, JCatelan, MAlonso-Garcia, JKerins, EKurtev, RLucas, PWMedina, NMinniti, DDekany, I2017-03-062017-03-062016-10Mon Not R Astron Soc (2016) 462 (2): 1180-11910035-8711https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw1613http://repositorio.unab.cl/xmlui/handle/ria/3049Indexacion: Web of Science.The Quintuplet cluster is one of the most massive star clusters in the Milky Way, situated very close to the Galactic Centre. We present a new search for variable stars in the vicinity of the cluster, using the five-year data base of the Vista Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) ESO Public Survey in the near-infrared. A total of 7586 objects were identified in the zone around 2 arcmin from the cluster centre, using 55 K-S-band epochs. 33 stars show K-S-band variability, 24 of them being previously undiscovered. Most of the variable stars found are slow/semiregular variables, long-period variables of the Mira type, and OH/IR stars. In addition, a good number of our candidates show variations in a rather short time-scale. We also propose four young stellar object candidates, which could be cluster members.enStars: pre-main-sequenceStars: variables: generalOpen clusters and associations: individual: QuintupletArtículo