- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/899/83
- Title:
- 723 Gaia DR2 White dwarfs cand. in Local Galactic Halo
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/899/83
- Date:
- 14 Mar 2022 08:58:44
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a catalog of 531 white dwarf candidates that have large apparent transverse motions relative to the Sun (v_T_>200km/s), thus making them likely members of the local Galactic halo population. The candidates were selected from the Gaia Data Release 2 and are located in a great circle with 20{deg} width running across both Galactic poles and the Galactic center and anticenter, a zone that spans 17.3% of the sky. The selection used a combination of kinematic and photometric properties, derived primarily from Gaia proper motions, G magnitudes, and G_BP_-G_RP_ color, and including parallax whenever available. Additional validation of the white dwarf candidates is made using PanSTARRS photometric (gri) data. Our final catalog includes not only stars having full kinematic and luminosity estimates from reliable Gaia parallax, but also stars with presently unreliable or no available Gaia parallax measurements. We argue that our method of selecting local halo objects with and without reliable parallax data leads us to round up all possible halo white dwarfs in the Gaia catalog (in that particular section of the sky) with recorded proper motions >40mas/yr and that pass our v_T_>200km/s threshold requirement. We expect this catalog will be useful for the study of the white dwarf population of the local Galactic halo.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/II/360
- Title:
- Gaia DR2 x AllWISE catalogue
- Short Name:
- II/360
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The second Gaia Data Release (DR2) contains astrometric and photometric data for more than 1.6 billion objects with mean Gaia G magnitude <20.7, including many Young Stellar Objects (YSOs) in different evolutionary stages. In order to explore the YSO population of the Milky Way, we combined the Gaia DR2 database with WISE and Planck measurements and made an all-sky probabilistic catalogue of YSOs using machine learning techniques, such as Support Vector Machines, Random Forests, or Neural Networks. Our input catalogue contains 103 million objects from the DR2xAllWISE cross-match table. We classified each object into four main classes: YSOs, extragalactic objects, main-sequence stars and evolved stars. At a 90% prob- ability threshold we identified 1 129 295 YSO candidates. To demonstrate the quality and potential of our YSO catalogue, here we present two applications of it. (1) We explore the 3D structure of the Orion A star forming complex and show that the spatial distribution of the YSOs classified by our procedure is in agreement with recent results from the literature. (2) We use our catalogue to classify published Gaia Science Alerts. As Gaia measures the sources at multiple epochs, it can efficiently discover transient events, including sudden brightness changes of YSOs caused by dynamic processes of their circumstellar disk. However, in many cases the physical nature of the published alert sources are not known. A cross-check with our new catalogue shows that about 30% more of the published Gaia alerts can most likely be attributed to YSO activity. The catalogue can be also useful to identify YSOs among future Gaia alerts.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/325/167
- Title:
- Geneva photometry in NGC 6231
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/325/167
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present photoelectric (127 stars) and CCD (168 stars) Geneva photometry for the very young open cluster NGC 6231. We have searched for new cluster members out to a distance of ~13arcmin, extending the Seggewiss area (~8arcmin), and we found at least 64 new probable members in this extended field. Differential reddening is clearly measured across the cluster area. We determine the cluster distance (1800pc) and age (3.8+/-0.6x10^6^yr). The probable presence of pre-main sequence stars and the consequence of this population on the cluster formation history is analysed. We also found that the O8.5III star S161 is a long term variable and we present its light curve extending over more than 20 years. Finally we discuss the existence of Ap stars in the cluster. For a description of the Geneva photometric system, see e.g. <GCPD/13>
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/160/277
- Title:
- gri-light curve of near-Earth asteroid 2020 CD3
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/160/277
- Date:
- 08 Dec 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report on our detailed characterization of Earth's second known temporary natural satellite, or minimoon, asteroid 2020CD3. An artificial origin can be ruled out based on its area-to-mass ratio and broadband photometry, which suggest that it is a silicate asteroid belonging to the S or V complex in asteroid taxonomy. The discovery of 2020CD3 allows for the first time a comparison between known minimoons and theoretical models of their expected physical and dynamical properties. The estimated diameter of 1.2_-0.2_^+0.4^m and geocentric capture approximately a decade after the first known minimoon, 2006RH120, are in agreement with theoretical predictions. The capture duration of 2020CD3 of at least 2.7yr is unexpectedly long compared to the simulation average, but it is in agreement with simulated minimoons that have close lunar encounters, providing additional support for the orbital models. 2020CD3's atypical rotation period, significantly longer than theoretical predictions, suggests that our understanding of meter-scale asteroids needs revision. More discoveries and a detailed characterization of the population can be expected with the forthcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/868/70
- Title:
- Hot subdwarf stars from Gaia DR2 and LAMOST DR5
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/868/70
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We selected 4593 hot subdwarf candidates from the Gaia DR2 Hertzsprung-Russell (HR) diagram. By combining the sample with Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fibre Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) DR5, we identified 294 hot subdwarf stars, including 169 sdB, 63 sdOB, 31 He-sdOB, 22 sdO, 7 He-sdO, and 2 He-sdB stars. The atmospheric parameters (e.g., Teff, logg, log(nHe/nH)) are obtained by fitting the hydrogen (H) and helium (He) line profiles with synthetic spectra. Two distinct He sequences of hot subdwarf stars are clearly presented in the Teff-logg diagram. We found that the He-rich sequence consists of the bulk of sdB and sdOB stars, as well as all of the He-sdB, He-sdO, and He-sdOB stars in our samples, while all the stars in the He-weak sequence belong to the sdO spectral type, combined with a few sdB and sdOB stars. We demonstrated that the combination of Gaia DR2 and LAMOST DR5 allows one to uncover a huge number of new hot subdwarf stars in our Galaxy.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/794/75
- Title:
- HST-COS UV spectra observations of AGNs
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/794/75
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The ionizing fluxes from quasars and other active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are critical for interpreting their emission-line spectra and for photoionizing and heating the intergalactic medium. Using far-ultraviolet (FUV) spectra from the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), we directly measure the rest-frame ionizing continua and emission lines for 159 AGNs at redshifts 0.001<z_AGN_<1.476 and construct a composite spectrum from 475 to 1875 {AA}. We identify the underlying AGN continuum and strong extreme ultraviolet (EUV) emission lines from ions of oxygen, neon, and nitrogen after masking out absorption lines from the H I Ly{alpha} forest, 7 Lyman-limit systems (N_HI_>=10^17.2^/cm2) and 214 partial Lyman-limit systems (14.5<logN_HI_<17.2). The 159 AGNs exhibit a wide range of FUV/EUV spectral shapes, F_v_{propto}{nu}^{alpha}_{nu}_^, typically with -2<={alpha}_{nu}_<=0 and no discernible continuum edges at 912 {AA} (H I) or 504 {AA} (He I). The composite rest-frame continuum shows a gradual break at {lambda}_br_{approx} 1000 {AA}, with mean spectral index {alpha}_{nu}_=-0.83+/-0.09 in the FUV (1200-2000 {AA}) steepening to {alpha}_{nu}_=-1.41+/-0.15 in the EUV (500-1000 {AA}). We discuss the implications of the UV flux turnovers and lack of continuum edges for the structure of accretion disks, AGN mass inflow rates, and luminosities relative to Eddington values.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/II/40
- Title:
- Hydrogen-Line Absorption in Early-Type Stars
- Short Name:
- II/40
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Photoelectric determinations of H-{gamma} absorption line intensity have been made of stars in selected clusters and associations as well as in the general galactic field. Interference filters having a width at half intensity of 45{AA} were used to isolate spectral regions centered on 4280{AA}, H-{gamma} and 4410{AA}. The {Gamma} indices derived, which represent a measure of H-{gamma} absorption, can be used in conjunction with unreddened values of either (U-B) or (B-V) for spectral and luminosity class determinations of stars in the spectral range O6 to A0.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/590/A67
- Title:
- Ionized gas maps of local U/LIRGs
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/590/A67
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a 2D study of star formation at kpc and sub-kpc scales of a sample of local (z<0.1) U/LIRGs, based on near-IR VLT-SINFONI observations. We obtained integrated measurements of the star formation rate (SFR) and star formation rate surface density, together with their 2D distributions, based on Br_gamma and Pa_alpha emission. We observe a tight linear correlation between the SFR derived from our extinction-corrected measurements and that derived from 24 micron data, and a reasonable agreement with SFR derived from total IR luminosity. Our near-IR measurements are on average a factor 3 larger than optical SFR, even when extinction corrections are applied. We found that LIRGs have a median-observed star formation rate surface density of 1.72M_{sun}_/yr/kpc^2^ for the extinction-corrected distribution, whilst ULIRGs have 0.23M_{sun}_/yr/kpc^2, respectively. These median values for ULIRGs increase up to 2.90M_{sun}_/yr/kpc^2^, when only their inner regions, covering the same size as the average FoV of LIRGs, are considered. We identified a total of 95 individual SF clumps in our sample, with sizes within 60-1500pc, and extinction-corrected Pa_alpha luminosities of 10^5^-10^8^L_{sun}_. Star-forming clumps in LIRGs are about ten times larger and thousands of times more luminous than typical clumps in spiral galaxies. Clumps in ULIRGs have sizes similar (x0.5-1) to those of high-z clumps, having Pa_alpha luminosities similar to some high-z clumps, and about 10 times less luminous than the most luminous high-z clumps identified so far. We also observed a change in the slope of the L-r relation. A likely explanation is that most luminous galaxies are interacting and merging, and therefore their size represents a combination of the distribution of the star-forming clumps within each galaxy in the system plus the effect of the projected distance.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/162/146
- Title:
- Kinematic and photometry of King 11 with Gaia EDR3
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/162/146
- Date:
- 21 Mar 2022 00:29:39
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This paper presents an investigation of an old age open cluster King11 using Gaia's Early Data Release 3 data. Considering the stars with membership probability (P{mu})>90%, we identified 676 most probable cluster members within the cluster's limiting radius. The mean proper motion for King11 is determined as: {mu}x=-3.391{+/-}0.006 and {mu}y=-0.660{+/-}0.004mas/yr. The blue straggler stars of King11 show a centrally concentrated radial distribution. The values of limiting radius, age, and distance are determined as 18.51, 3.63{+/-}0.42Gyr, and 3.33{+/-}0.15kpc, respectively. The cluster's apex coordinates (A=267.84{+/-}1.01, D=-27.48{+/-}1.03) are determined using the apex diagram method and verified using the ({mu}U, {mu}T) diagram. We also obtained the orbit that the cluster follows in the Galaxy and estimated its tentative birthplace in the disk. The resulting spatial velocity of King 11 is 60.2{+/-}2.16km/s. A significant oscillation along the Z coordinate up to 0.556{+/-}0.022kpc is determined.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/II/42
- Title:
- K-Line Photometry of A Stars
- Short Name:
- II/42
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A narrow-band spectrometer, compensated for seeing and transparency variations, has been constructed and used to measure the strength of the calcium K-line (3933.68{AA}) in 146 A-type stars. The observations were made in the spring of 1966 with the No.4 16-inch (40cm) telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory.
