- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/606/A21
- Title:
- LMC bar star clusters
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/606/A21
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report results on star clusters located in the South-Eastern half of the Large Magellanic (LMC) bar fromWashington CT1 photometry. Using appropriate kernel density estimators we detected 73 star cluster candidates, three of which do not show any detectable trace of star cluster sequences in their colour-magnitude diagrams (CMDs).We did not detect other 38 previously catalogued clusters, which could not be recognized when visually inspecting the C and T1 images either; the distribution of stars in their respective fields do not resemble that of an stellar aggregate. They represent ~33 per cent of all catalogued objects located within the analysed LMC bar field. From matching theoretical isochrones to the cluster CMDs cleaned from field star contamination, we derived ages in the range 7.2<log(t[yr^-1^])<10.1. As far as we are aware, this is the first time homogeneous age estimates based on resolved stellar photometry are obtained for most of the studied clusters. We built the cluster frequency (CF) for the surveyed area, and found that the major star cluster formation activity has taken place during the period log(t[yr^-1^])~8.0-9.0. Since ~100Myr ago, clusters have been formed during few bursting formation episodes. When comparing the observed CF to that recovered from the star formation rate we found noticeable differences, which suggests that field star and star cluster formation histories could have been significantly different.
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172. LMC extended catalog
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/117/238
- Title:
- LMC extended catalog
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/117/238
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A survey of extended objects in the Large Magellanic Cloud was carried out on the ESO/SERC R and J Sky Survey Atlases, checking entries in previous catalogs and searching for new objects. The census provided 6659 objects including star clusters, emission-free associations, and objects related to emission nebulae. Each of these classes contains three subclasses with intermediate properties, which are used to infer total populations. The survey includes cross identifications among catalogs, and we present 3246 new objects. We provide accurate positions, classification, and homogeneous measurements of sizes and position angles, as well as information on cluster pairs and hierarchical relation for superimposed objects. This unification and enlargement of catalogs is important for future searches of fainter and smaller new objects. We discuss the angular and size distributions of the objects of the different classes. The angular distributions show two off-centered systems with different inclinations, suggesting that the LMC disk is warped. The present catalog together with its previous counterpart for the SMC and the inter-Cloud region provide a total population of 7847 extended objects in the Magellanic System. The angular distribution of the ensemble reveals important clues on the interaction between the LMC and SMC.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/586/A41
- Title:
- LMC star clusters catalog
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/586/A41
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The main goal of this study is to compile a catalogue of the fundamental parameters of a complete sample of 277 star clusters (SCs) of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) observed in the Washington photometric system. A set of 82 clusters was recently studied by our team. All the clusters' parameters such as radii, deprojected distances, reddenings, ages, and metallicities were obtained by applying essentially the same procedures, which are briefly described here. We used empirical cumulative distribution functions to examine age, metallicity and deprojected distance distributions for different cluster subsamples of the catalogue. Our new sample of 82 additional clusters represents about a 40% increase in the total number of LMC SCs observed to date in the Washington photometric system. In particular, we report here the fundamental parameters obtained for the first time for 42 of these clusters. We found that single LMC SCs are typically older than multiple SCs. Both single and multiple SCs exhibit asymmetrical distributions in log (age). We compared cluster ages derived through isochrone fittings obtained using different models of the Padova group. Although ages obtained using recent isochrones are consistent in general terms, we found that there is some disagreement in the obtained values and their uncertainties.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/405/111
- Title:
- LMC Survey of Young Stellar Systems
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/405/111
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The method developed by Gouliermis et al. (2000AJ....119.1737G), for the detection and classification of stellar systems in the LMC, was used for the identification of stellar associations and open clusters in the central area of the LMC. This method was applied on the stellar catalog produced from a scanned 1.2m UK Schmidt Telescope Plate in U with a field of view almost 6.5degx6.5deg, centered on the Bar of this galaxy. The survey of the identified systems is presented here followed by the results of the investigation on their spatial distribution and their structural parameters, as were estimated according to our proposed methodology. The detected open clusters and stellar associations show to form large filamentary structures, which are often connected with the loci of HI shells. The derived mean size of the stellar associations in this survey was found to agree with the average size found previously by other authors, for stellar associations in different galaxies. This common size of about 80pc might represent a universal scale for the star formation process, whereas the parameter correlations of the detected loose systems support the distinction between open clusters and stellar associations.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/158/122
- Title:
- Local structure & star formation history of the MW
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/158/122
- Date:
- 09 Mar 2022 22:00:00
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Gaia DR2 (Cat. I/345) provides unprecedented precision in measurements of the distance and kinematics of stars in the solar neighborhood. Through applying unsupervised machine learning on DR2's 5D data set (3D position + 2D velocity), we identify a number of clusters, associations, and comoving groups within 1 kpc and |b|<30{deg} (many of which have not been previously known). We estimate their ages with the precision of ~0.15 dex. Many of these groups appear to be filamentary or string-like, oriented in parallel to the Galactic plane, and some span hundreds of parsec in length. Most of these string lack a central cluster, indicating that their filamentary structure is primordial, rather than the result of tidal stripping or dynamical processing. The youngest strings (<100 Myr) are orthogonal to the Local Arm. The older ones appear to be remnants of several other arm-like structures that cannot be presently traced by dust and gas. The velocity dispersion measured from the ensemble of groups and strings increase with age, suggesting a timescale for dynamical heating of ~300 Myr. This timescale is also consistent with the age at which the population of strings begins to decline, while the population in more compact groups continues to increase, suggesting that dynamical processes are disrupting the weakly bound string populations, leaving only individual clusters to be identified at the oldest ages. These data shed a new light on the local galactic structure and a large-scale cloud collapse.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/133/394
- Title:
- Low-mass binary companions in M35
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/133/394
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Hubble Space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensors data on 23 stars in the intermediate-age cluster M35 having B-V<0.5 (~F7V) are analyzed to test whether binary periods, separations, and masses can be estimated by measuring periodic variations in the residuals of their internal proper motions. Of the 23 stars examined, 4 appear to possess a periodic signal. Unfortunately, these detections cannot be considered firm because the amplitudes of these waveforms are small (~1mas), the signal is only seen in one coordinate, and the derived periods are close to the duration of the data set. If the signals are real, they predict binary separations of >6AU, secondary masses between 0.3 and 0.6M_{sun}_, and mass ratios of about 0.2. This latter value is in agreement with capture models employing stars with circumstellar disks for the formation of binaries.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/447/1267
- Title:
- Low-mass members of the Octans association
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/447/1267
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Octans association is one of several young stellar moving groups recently discovered in the Solar neighbourhood and hence a valuable laboratory for studies of stellar, circumstellar disc and planetary evolution. However, a lack of low-mass members or any members with trigonometric parallaxes means the age, distance and space motion of the group are poorly constrained. To better determine its membership and age, we present the first spectroscopic survey for new K- and M-type Octans members, resulting in the discovery of 29 UV-bright K5-M4 stars with kinematics, photometry and distances consistent with existing members. Nine new members possess strong LiI 6708 absorption, which allow us to estimate a lithium age of 30-40Myr, similar to that of the Tucana-Horologium association and bracketed by the firm lithium depletion boundary ages of the beta Pictoris (20Myr) and Argus/IC 2391 (50Myr) associations. Several stars also show hints in our medium-resolution spectra of fast rotation or spectroscopic binarity. More so than other nearby associations, Octans is much larger than its age and internal velocity dispersion imply. It may be the dispersing remnant of a sparse, extended structure which includes some younger members of the foreground Octans-Near association recently proposed by Zuckerman and collaborators.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/529/A108
- Title:
- Lupus clouds proper motion study with VO
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/529/A108
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Lupus dark cloud complex is a well-known, nearby low-mass star-forming region, probably associated with the Gould Belt. In recent years, the number of stellar and substellar Lupus candidate members has been remarkably increased thanks to the Cores to Disks (c2d) Spitzer Legacy Program and other studies. However, most of these newly discovered objects still lack confirmation that they belong to the dark clouds. By using available kinematical information, we test the membership of the new Lupus candidate members proposed by the c2d program and by a complementary optical survey. We also investigate the relationship between the proper motions and other properties of the objects, in order to get some clues about their formation and early evolution. We compiled a list of members and possible members of Lupus 1, 3, and 4, together with all available information on their spectral types, disks, and physical parameters. Using Virtual Observatory tools, we cross-matched this list with the available astrometric catalogues to get proper motions for our objects. Our final sample contains sources with magnitudes I<16mag and estimated masses >~0.1M_{sun}_.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/643/A148
- Title:
- Lupus DANCe. Census and 6D structure with Gaia-DR2
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/643/A148
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Lupus is recognised as one of the closest star-forming regions, but the lack of trigonometric parallaxes in the pre-Gaia era hampered many studies on the kinematic properties of this region and led to incomplete censuses of its stellar population. We use the second data release of the Gaia space mission combined with published ancillary radial velocity data to revise the census of stars and investigate the 6D structure of the Lupus complex. Methods: We performed a new membership analysis of the Lupus association based on astrometric and photometric data over a field of 160deg^2^ around the main molecular clouds of the complex and compared the properties of the various subgroups in this region. We identified 137 high-probability members of the Lupus association of young stars, including 47 stars that had never been reported as members before. Many of the historically known stars associated with the Lupus region identified in previous studies are more likely to be field stars or members of the adjacent Scorpius-Centaurus association. Our new sample of members covers the magnitude and mass range from G~=8 to G~=18mag and from 0.03 to 2.4M_{sun}_, respectively. We compared the kinematic properties of the stars projected towards the molecular clouds Lupus 1 to 6 and showed that these subgroups are located at roughly the same distance (about 160~pc) and move with the same spatial velocity. Our age estimates inferred from stellar models show that the Lupus subgroups are coeval (with median ages ranging from about 1 to 3Myr). The Lupus association appears to be younger than the population of young stars in the Corona-Australis star-forming region recently investigated by our team using a similar methodology. The initial mass function of the Lupus association inferred from the distribution of spectral types shows little variation compared to other star-forming regions. In this paper, we provide an updated sample of cluster members based on Gaia data and construct the most complete picture of the 3D structure and 3D space motion of the Lupus complex.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/675/491
- Title:
- Lynds 988e JHKs and IRAC photometry
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/675/491
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present Spitzer images of the relatively sparse, low-luminosity young cluster L988e (NAME [C86] L988 e CLUSTER in Simbad), as well as complementary near-infrared (NIR) and submillimeter images of the region.
