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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/II/127
- Title:
- Visual Double Stars with Early-Type Primaries. IV
- Short Name:
- II/127
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Astrophysical parameters (MK class, colour excess, absolute magnitude, distance, effective temperature, mass and age) are derived from calibrations of the uvbybeta indices for the members of 253 double stars with O or B type primaries and faint secondaries. The photometric spectral classification is compared to the MK classes and the agreement is very good. The derived data together with spectroscopic and JHKL data indicate that these stars are likely to be members of physical systems. For 90% of the physical pairs the projected separations between the components is less than 25,000 AU. A majority of the physical secondaries are late type stars and 50% of them are contracting towards the zero-age main-sequence (ZAMS).
1363. Visual multiples. VIII.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/59/95
- Title:
- Visual multiples. VIII.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/59/95
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A total of 1000 new classifications are given for stars brighter than B=8.0mag in the Aitken double star catalog. The classifications supplement 865 classifications obtained in 1981 and 1984. Among the newly discovered stars are 12 new Ap stars, eight Lambda Bootis stars, one Ba II star, and 60 Am stars. A detailed list of the new classifications is given.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/603/A91
- Title:
- VLTS. B-type main-sequence binary systems
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/603/A91
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A spectroscopic analysis has been undertaken for the B-type multiple systems (excluding those with supergiant primaries) in the VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey (VFTS). Projected rotational velocities, vsini, for the primaries have been estimated using a Fourier Transform technique and confirmed by fitting rotationally broadened profiles. A subset of 33 systems with vsini<=80km/s have been analysed using a TLUSTY grid of model atmospheres to estimate stellar parameters and surface abundances for the primaries. The effects of a potential flux contribution from an unseen secondary have also been considered. For 20 targets it was possible to reliably estimate their effective temperatures (Teff) but for the other 13 objects it was only possible to provide a constraint of 20000<=Teff<=26000K - the other parameters estimated for these targets will be consequently less reliable. The estimated stellar properties are compared with evolutionary models and are generally consistent with their membership of 30 Doradus, while the nature of the secondaries of 3 SB2 system is discussed. A comparison with a sample of single stars with vsini<=80km/s obtained from the VFTS and analysed with the same techniques implies that the atmospheric parameters and nitrogen abundances of the two samples are similar. However, the binary sample may have a lack of primaries with significant nitrogen enhancements, which would be consistent with them having low rotational velocities and having effectively evolved as single stars without significant rotational mixing. This result, which may be actually a consequence of the limitations of the pathfinder investigation presented in this paper, should be considered as a motivation for spectroscopic abundance analysis of large samples of binary stars, with high quality observational data.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/159/135
- Title:
- VRIJHK LCs of the binary T Tauri star V582 Mon
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/159/135
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The binary T Tauri star V582Mon (KH15D) is surrounded by a tilted and nodally precessing ring of dusty material, which has caused periodic occultations of one or both stars over the last 50 years. Here, we present multi-color time-series photometry (VRIJHK) throughout the 2017/2018 observing season, when the ring was covering the entire orbit of star A and gradually exposing the orbit of star B. We calculate the mean apparent magnitude of star B to be I=14.08. Besides the periodic eclipses of star B due to its orbital motion, we observed unexpected dips in brightness indicative of partially transparent stellar-sized clumps within the ring. The wavelength dependence of these events is suggestive of extinction by dust grains significantly larger than typical interstellar dust grains. The photometric variability observed while star B is being uncovered by the trailing edge of the ring is not simply the time reversal of the behavior seen when star A was being covered by the leading edge. Whereas the leading edge appeared to be very sharply defined, the trailing edge is "clumpy" and "fuzzy" (transparent), with a more gradual transition in opacity. The clumpiness and transparency of the occulting material provide a unique opportunity to study the properties of dust grains in a likely planet-forming zone.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/147/9
- Title:
- VRIJHK light curves of V582 Mon
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/147/9
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present multi-wavelength (VRIJHK) observations of KH 15D obtained in 2012/2013, as well as a master table of standard photometry spanning the years 1967 to 2013. The system is a close, eccentric T Tauri binary embedded in an inclined precessing circumbinary (CB) ring. The most recent data show the continued rise of star B with respect to the trailing edge of the occulting horizon as the system's maximum brightness steadily increases. The wealth of data in time and wavelength domains allows us to track the long-term CCD color evolution of KH 15D. We find that the V-I behavior is consistent with direct and scattered light from the composite color of two stars with slightly different temperatures. There is no evidence for any reddening or bluing associated with extinction or scattering by interstellar-medium-size dust grains. Furthermore, we probe the system's faint phase behavior at near-infrared wavelengths in order to investigate extinction properties of the ring and signatures of a possible shepherding planet sometimes invoked to confine the CB ring at ~5AU. The wavelength independence of eclipse depth at second contact is consistent with the ring material being fully opaque to 2.2{mu}m. The color-magnitude diagrams demonstrate excess flux in J and H at low light levels, which may be due to the presence of a hot, young Jupiter-mass planet.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/155/47
- Title:
- VRIJHK photometry of the T Tauri binary KH 15D
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/155/47
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present VRIJHK photometry of the KH 15D T Tauri binary system for the 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 observing seasons. For the first time in the modern (CCD) era, we are seeing Star B fully emerge from behind the trailing edge of the precessing circumbinary ring during each apastron passage. We are, therefore, able to measure its luminosity and color. Decades of photometry on the system now allow us to infer the effective temperature, radius, mass, and age of each binary component. We find our values to be in good agreement with previous studies, including archival photographic photometry from the era when both stars were fully visible, and they set the stage for a full model of the system that can be constructed once radial velocity measurements are available. We also present the first high-sensitivity radio observations of the system, taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array and the Submillimeter Array. The respective 2.0 and 0.88 mm observations provide an upper limit on the circumbinary (gas and dust) disk mass of 1.7 M_Jup_ and reveal an extended CO outflow, which overlaps with the position, systemic velocity, and orientation of the KH 15D system and is certainly associated with it. The low velocity, tight collimation, and extended nature of the emission suggest that the outflow is inclined nearly orthogonal to the line of sight, implying it is also orthogonal to the circumbinary ring. The position angle of the radio outflow also agrees precisely with the direction of polarization of the optical emission during the faint phase. A small offset between the optical image of the binary and the central line of the CO outflow remains a puzzle and possible clue to the jet launching mechanism.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/112/291
- Title:
- VRI photometry of wide double stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/112/291
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We are presenting VRI photometry of 93 wide visual double stars having late B- or A- type primaries, taken from the Annex of Double and Multiple Stars of the HIPPARCOS Input Catalogue. Spectral types have been estimated for most of the primaries and for the majority of the secondaries. 40% of them probably have common origin components, for which we calculated photometric parallaxes and some orbital values estimates.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/464/373
- Title:
- VRIZJHK photometry around Alpha Cen
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/464/373
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Thanks to its proximity, alpha Centauri is an outstanding target for an imaging search for extrasolar planets. We searched for faint comoving companions to alpha Cen located at angular distances of a few tens of arcseconds, up to 2-3 arcmin. We obtained CCD images from the NTT-SUSI2 instrument in the Bessel V, R, I, and Z bands, and archive data from 2MASS.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/642/A133
- Title:
- V830 Tau VI light curves and RV curves
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/642/A133
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Detecting and characterising exoworlds around very young stars (age<=10Myr) are key aspects of exoplanet demographic studies, especially for understanding the mechanisms and timescales of planet formation and migration. Any reliable theory for such physical phenomena requires a robust observational database to be tested. However, detection using the radial velocity method alone can be very challenging because the amplitude of the signals caused by the magnetic activity of such stars can be orders of magnitude larger than those induced even by massive planets. We observed the very young (~2Myr) and very active star V830 Tau with the HARPS-N spectrograph between October 2017 and March 2020 to independently confirm and characterise the previously reported hot Jupiter V830 Tau b (K_b_=68+/-11ms; m_b_sini_b_=0.57+/-0.10M_jup_; P_b_=4.927+/-0.008d). Because of the observed ~1km/s radial velocity scatter that can clearly be attributed to the magnetic activity of V830 Tau, we analysed radial velocities extracted with different pipelines and modelled them using several state-of-the-art tools. We devised injection-recovery simulations to support our results and characterise our detection limits. The analysis of the radial velocities was aided by a characterisation of the stellar activity using simultaneous photometric and spectroscopic diagnostics. Despite the high quality of our HARPS-N data and the diversity of tests we performed, we were unable to detect the planet V830 Tau b in our data and cannot confirm its existence. Our simulations show that a statistically significant detection of the claimed planetary Doppler signal is very challenging. It is important to continue Doppler searches for planets around young stars, but utmost care must be taken in the attempt to overcome the technical difficulties to be faced in order to achieve their detection and characterisation. This point must be kept in mind when assessing their occurrence rate, formation mechanisms, and migration pathways, especially without evidence of their existence from photometric transits.
