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Eclipsing binary parallaxes with Gaia data
Short name: J/ApJ/831/L6
IVOA Identifier: ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/831/L6
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.26093/cds/vizier.18319006
Publisher: CDSivo://CDS[Pub. ID]
More Info: https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJ/831/L6
VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource.		 Status: active
Registered: 2017 Mar 14 08:23:36Z
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Description


We test the parallaxes reported in the Gaia first data release using the sample of eclipsing binaries with accurate, empirical distances from Stassun & Torres (2016, arXiv:1609.02579). We find an average offset of -0.25+/-0.05mas in the sense of the Gaia parallaxes being too small (i.e., the distances too long). The offset does not depend strongly on obvious parameters such as color or brightness. However, we find with high confidence that the offset may depend on ecliptic latitude: the mean offset is -0.38+/-0.06mas in the ecliptic north and -0.05+/-0.09mas in the ecliptic south. The ecliptic latitude dependence may also be represented by the linear relation, {Delta}{pi}~-0.22(+/-0.05)-0.003(+/-0.001)x{beta}mas ({beta} in degrees). Finally, there is a possible dependence of the parallax offset on distance, with the offset becoming negligible for {pi}<~1mas; we discuss whether this could be caused by a systematic error in the eclipsing binary distance scale, and reject this interpretation as unlikely.

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About the Resource Providers

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Publisher: CDSivo://CDS[Pub. ID]

Creators:
Stassun K.G.Torres G.

Contact Information:
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Status of This Resource

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Version: n/a
Availability: This is an active resource.
  • This service provides only public data.
Relevant dates for this Resource:
  • Updated: 2017 Nov 06 12:23:48Z
  • Created: 2017 Mar 14 08:23:36Z

This resource was registered on: 2017 Mar 14 08:23:36Z
This resource description was last updated on: 2021 Oct 21 00:00:00Z
What This Resource is About

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Resource Class: CatalogService
This resource is a service that provides access to catalog data. You can extract data from the catalog by issuing a query, and the matching data is returned as a table.
Resource type keywords:
  • Catalog
 Subject keywords:
  • Eclipsing binary stars
  • Effective temperature
  • Optical astronomy
  • Trigonometric parallax
Intended audience or use:
  • Research: This resource provides information appropriate for supporting scientific research.
More Info: https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJ/831/L6 Literature Reference: 2016ApJ...831L...6S

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TAP VizieR generic service(IsServedBy) ivo://CDS.VizieR/TAP [Res. ID]
Conesearch service(IsServedBy)
I/337 : Gaia DR1 (Gaia Collaboration, 2016) ivo://CDS.VizieR/I/337 [Res. ID]

Data Coverage Information

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Wavebands covered:

  • Optical
Rights and Usage Information

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Available Service Interfaces

Custom Service

This is service that does not comply with any IVOA standard but instead provides access to special capabilities specific to this resource.

VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource.
Available endpoints for this service interface:
Custom Service

This is service that does not comply with any IVOA standard but instead provides access to special capabilities specific to this resource.

VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource.
Available endpoints for this service interface:
  • URL-based interface: http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJ/831/L6
Table Access Protocol - Auxiliary ServiceXX

This is a standard IVOA service that takes as input an ADQL or PQL query and returns tabular data.

VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource.
Available endpoints for the standard interface:
  • http://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tap
Simple Cone SearchXXSearch Me

This is a standard IVOA service that takes as input a position in the sky and a radius and returns catalog records with positions within that radius.

VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource.
Description:
Cone search capability for table J/ApJ/831/L6/table1 (Eclipsing binary and Gaia data)
Available endpoints for the standard interface:
  • http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/831/L6/table1?
Maximum search radius accepted: 180.0 degrees
Maximum number of matching records returned: 50000
This service supports the VERB input parameter:
Use VERB=1 to minimize the returned columns or VERB=3 to maximize.

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