- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/121/148
- Title:
- Photometry of Dorado Group Dwarf Galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/121/148
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present V and I CCD photometry of suspected low surface brightness dwarf galaxies detected in a survey covering ~2.4 deg^2^ around the central region of the Dorado group of galaxies. The low surface brightness galaxies were chosen based on their sizes and magnitudes at the limiting isophote of 26V{mu}. The selected galaxies have magnitudes brighter than V~20 (MV~-11 for an assumed distance to the group of 17.2 Mpc), with central surface brightnesses {mu}_0_>22.5 Vmag.arcsec^-2^, scale lengths h>2", and diameters >=14" at the limiting isophote. Using these criteria, we identified 69 dwarf galaxy candidates. Four of them are large very low surface brightness galaxies that were detected on a smoothed image, after masking high surface brightness objects. Monte Carlo simulations performed to estimate completeness, photometric uncertainties and to evaluate our ability to detect extended low surface brightness galaxies show that the completeness fraction is, on average, >80% for dwarf galaxies with -17<MV<-10.5 and 22.5<{mu}_0_<25.5 Vmag.arcsec^-2^, for the range of sizes considered by us (D>=14"). The V-I colors of the dwarf candidates vary from -0.3 to 2.3 with a peak on V-I=0.98, suggesting a range of different stellar populations in these galaxies. The projected surface density of the dwarf galaxies shows a concentration toward the group center similar in extent to that found around five X-ray groups and the elliptical galaxy NGC 1132 studied by Mulchaey & Zabludoff (1999ApJ...514..133M), suggesting that the dwarf galaxies in Dorado are probably physically associated with the overall potential well of the group.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/149/150
- Title:
- Photometry of multiples at NAOR and ASV in 2012
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/149/150
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Using the 2m telescope of the Bulgarian National Astronomical Observatory at Rozhen, observations of 246 double or multiple stars were carried out during six nights in 2012. This is the seventh series of measurements of CCD frames of double and multiple stars obtained at Rozhen. Also in 2012, using the 0.6m telescope of the Serbian Astronomical Station on the mountain of Vidojevica, observations of 117 double or multiple stars were carried out during five nights. This is the second series of measurements of CCD frames of double and multiple stars obtained at this station. In this paper we present the results for the position angle and angular separation for 453 pairs and residuals for 105 pairs with published orbital elements or linear solutions. These observations have angular separations in the range from 1.50'' to 178.12'', with a median angular separation of 8.13''. We also present the recalculated linear solution for one pair and three linear solutions that have been calculated for the first time.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/109/269
- Title:
- Photometry of NGC 5053
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/109/269
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present (V,B-V), (V,V-I), and (V,B-I) color-magnitude diagrams for NGC 5053, which is the most metal-poor globular cluster known in the galaxy. The horizontal branch (HB) is predominantly blueward of the RR Lyrae instability strip and the slope of the red giant branch (RGB) is relatively steep, both characteristic of a metal-poor system. Monte- Carlo simulations show that both the RGB and HB are underpopulated relative to those of the metal-poor cluster M15, indicative of the relatively lower total luminosity of NGC 5053. Based on the mean magnitude of stars located at the red and blue edges of the instability strip, we find V(HB) = 16.65 +/- 0.03. At this magnitude, polynomial fits to the cluster RGBs in the two measured colors yield (B-V)_g = 0.71 +/- 0.016 and (V-I)_g = 0.93 +/- 0.016. Using the BVI two-color diagram in a differential manner with respect to M68 and M15 gives a reddening of E(B-V) = 0.06 +/- 0.02 for NGC 5053. We have utilized these quantities to extend the calibration of the simultaneous reddening and metallicity method [Sarajedini, AJ, 107, 618 (1994a)] to [Fe/H] = -2.4. Another feature of the color-magnitude diagram that is evident is the rich population of blue straggler stars (BSSs). We are able to recover 22 of 24 previously known BSSs, and we have added 3 more BSSs.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/410/795
- Title:
- Photometry of NGC 3109 carbon stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/410/795
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a CFH12K wide field survey of the carbon star population in and around NGC 3109. Carbon stars, the brightest members of the intermediate-age population, were found nearly exclusively in and near the disk of NGC 3109, ruling out the existence of an extensive intermediate-age halo like the one found in NGC 6822. Over 400 carbon stars identified have M_I_=-4.71, confirming the nearly universality of mean magnitude of C star populations in Local Group galaxies. Star counts over the field reveal that NGC 3109 is a truncated disk shaped galaxy without an extensive stellar halo. The minor axis star counts reach the foreground density between 4' and 5', a distance that can be explained by an inclined disk rather than a spheroidal halo. We calculate a global C/M ratio of 1.75+/-0.20, a value expected for such a metal poor galaxy.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/416/1077
- Title:
- Photometry of 3 open clusters
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/416/1077
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A comprehensive census of Galactic open cluster properties places unique constraints on the Galactic disc structure and evolution. In this framework, we investigate the evolutionary status of three poorly studied open clusters, Berkeley 31, Berkeley 23 and King 8, all located in the Galactic anticentre direction. To this aim, we make use of deep Large Binocular Telescope observations, reaching more than 6mag below the main-sequence turn-off. To determine the cluster parameters, namely age, metallicity, distance, reddening and binary fraction, we compare the observational colour--magnitude diagrams (CMDs) with a library of synthetic CMDs generated with different evolutionary sets (Padova, FRANEC and FST) and metallicities. We find that Berkeley 31 is relatively old, with an age between 2.3 and 2.9Gyr, and rather high above the Galactic plane, at about 700pc. Berkeley 23 and King 8 are younger, with best-fitting ages in the range 1.1-1.3 and 0.8-1.3 Gyr, respectively. The position above the Galactic plane is about 500-600 pc for the former and 200 pc for the latter. Although a spectroscopic confirmation is needed, our analysis suggests a subsolar metallicity for all three clusters. Based on observations collected at the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) and in part at the Italian Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG). The LBT is an international collaboration among institutions in the United States, Italy and Germany. LBT Corporation partners are: The University of Arizona on behalf of the Arizona University system; Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Italy; LBT Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Germany, representing the Max-Planck Society, the Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, and Heidelberg University; The Ohio State University, and The Research Corporation, on behalf of The University of Notre Dame, University of Minnesota and University of Virginia. The TNG is operated on the island of La Palma by the Fundacion Galileo Galilei of the INAF (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica) at the Spanish Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/412/1265
- Title:
- Photometry of 3 open clusters
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/412/1265
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- To study the crucial range of Galactocentric distances between 12 and 16kpc, where little information is available, we have obtained VI CCD imaging of Berkeley 20 and BVI CCD imaging of Berkeley 66 and Tombaugh 2, three distant, old open clusters. Using the synthetic colour magnitude diagram (CMD) technique with three types of evolutionary tracks of different metallicities, we have determined age, distance, reddening and indicative metallicity of these systems. The CMD of Be 20 is best reproduced by stellar models with a metallicity about half of solar (Z=0.008 or 0.01), in perfect agreement with high resolution spectroscopic estimates. Its age is between 5 and 6Gyr from stellar models with overshooting and between 4.3 and 4.5Gyr from models without it. The distance modulus from the best fitting models is always (m-M)=14.7 (corresponding to a Galactocentric radius of about 16kpc), and the reddening E(B-V) ranges between 0.13 and 0.16. A slightly lower metallicity (Z=~0.006) appears to be more appropriate for Be 66. This cluster is younger (3Gyr), and closer, (m-M)=13.3 (i.e., at 12kpc from the Galactic centre), than Be 20, and suffers from high extinction, 1.2<=E(B-V)<=1.3, variable at the 2-3% level. Finally, the results for To 2 indicate that it is an intermediate age cluster, about 1.4Gyr or 1.6-1.8Gyr for models without and with overshooting, respectively. The metallicity is about half of solar (Z=0.006 to 0.01), in agreement with spectroscopic determinations. The distance modulus is (m-M)=14.5, implying a distance of about 14kpc from the Galactic centre; the reddening E(B-V) is 0.31-0.4, depending on the model and metallicity, with a preferred value around 0.34.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/151/58
- Title:
- Photometry of stars at NAOR and ASV in 2013-2014
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/151/58
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Using the 2m telescope of the Bulgarian National Astronomical Observatory at Rozhen, observations of 271 double or multiple stars were carried out during seven nights in 2013 and 2014. This is the eighth series of measurements of CCD frames of double and multiple stars obtained at Rozhen. Also in 2013 and 2014, using the 0.6m telescope of the Serbian Astronomical Station on the mountain of Vidojevica, observations of 343 double or multiple stars were carried out during 21 nights. This is the third series of measurements of CCD frames of double and multiple stars obtained at this station. In this paper, we present the results for the position angle and angular separation for 721 pairs and residuals for 126 pairs with published orbital elements or linear solutions. These observations have angular separations in the range from 1.24'' to 202.30'', with a median angular separation of 7.17''. We also present eight linear solutions that have been calculated for the first time.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/158/215
- Title:
- Photometry of stars at NAOR and ASV in 2017-2018
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/158/215
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We give the results of CCD observations for 789 double or multiple stars obtained during 2017 and 2018. These observations were carried out at both the Serbian Astronomical Station on the mountain of Vidojevica (ASV) and the Bulgarian National Astronomical Observatory at Rozhen (NAOR). They were performed using three telescopes, the 1.4 and 0.6 m telescopes at ASV, and the 2 m telescope at NAOR. The total of 1196 measurements (position angle and angular separation) for the 939 pairs is presented. Out of this number, 55 pairs have calculated orbital or linear elements and for them the residuals are given. Some pairs have measurements for several epochs. Measured angular separations are in the interval from 1.51" to 208.81", with a median separation of 4.16". Two new pairs and linear elements for three pairs, which are calculated for the first time, are also presented.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/614/A144
- Title:
- Photometry of stars in the LeoA HST WFC3 field
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/614/A144
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- LeoA is an isolated gas-rich dwarf irregular galaxy of low stellar mass and metallicity residing at the outskirts of the Local Group. Ages of the stellar populations in LeoA range from ~10Myr to ~10Gyr. A large stellar halo (up to the deprojected distance of ~1.7kpc was discovered based on Subaru wide-field photometry of red giant branch stars. We analysed HST WFC3 archive observation data in the field that is partly located beyond the previously known limits of the LeoA galaxy. We performed photometry of star-like objects in the F475W and F814W passbands and studied the spatial distribution of the Leo A stars below the horizontal branch. We report a discovery of stellar halo populations (subgiants and faint red giants) in the Leo A galaxy extending up to ~2.3kpc deprojected distance from the galaxy centre. Analysis of the colour-magnitude diagram suggests old (>5Gyr) stellar populations of very low metallicity (Z~0.0001).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/396/125
- Title:
- Proper motions and BV photometry in NGC 1513
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/396/125
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The results of astrometric and photometric investigations of the poorly studied open cluster NGC 1513 are presented. The proper motions of 333 stars with a root-mean-square error of 1.9mas/yr were obtained by means of the automated measuring complex "Fantasy". Eight astrometric plates covering the time interval of 101 years were measured and a total of 141 astrometric cluster members identified. BV CCD-photometry was obtained for stars in an area 17'x17' centered on the cluster. Altogether 33 stars with high reliability were considered to be cluster members by two criteria. The estimated age of NGC 1513 is 2.54E+08 years.
