- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/751/138
- Title:
- VRIJHK photometry of IRAS 09149-4743 region
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/751/138
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The RCW41 star-forming region is embedded within the Vela Molecular Ridge, hosting a massive stellar cluster surrounded by a conspicuous HII region. Understanding the role of interstellar magnetic fields and studying the newborn stellar population is crucial to building a consistent picture of the physical processes acting on this kind of environment. We carried out a detailed study of the interstellar polarization toward RCW41 with data from an optical and near-infrared polarimetric survey. Additionally, deep near-infrared images from the 3.5 meter New Technology Telescope were used to study the photometric properties of the embedded young stellar cluster, revealing several YSO candidates. By using a set of pre-main-sequence isochrones, a mean cluster age in the range 2.5-5.0 million years was determined, and evidence of sequential star formation was revealed. An abrupt decrease in R-band polarization degree was noticed toward the central ionized area, probably due to low grain alignment efficiency caused by the turbulent environment and/or the weak intensity of magnetic fields. The distortion of magnetic field lines exhibits dual behavior, with the mean orientation outside the area approximately following the borders of the star-forming region and directed radially toward the cluster inside the ionized area, in agreement with simulations of expanding H II regions. The spectral dependence of polarization allowed a meaningful determination of the total-to-selective extinction ratio by fittings of the Serkowski relation. Furthermore, a large rotation of polarization angle as a function of wavelength was detected toward several embedded stars.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/330/990
- Title:
- VRIJHK photometry of the Serpens cloud core
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/330/990
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present results from a deep optical (VRI) and near infrared (JHK) survey of the central part of the Serpens molecular cloud. A total of 138 sources were detected in the 19 arcmin^2^ surveyed area down to a limiting magnitude of 16.3 in K. We find that the form of the observed K Luminosity Function (KLF) of stars belonging to the Serpens Molecular cloud is consistent with that predicted from a Miller & Scalo (1979ApJS...41..513M) Interstellar Mass Function (IMF). We have investigated the KLF evolution with the age of a cluster by modeling KLFs of hypothetical clusters. Our results suggest that two phases of star formation could have taken place in the Serpens core.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/442/2620
- Title:
- VRI light curve of 5 eclipsing binaries
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/442/2620
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report 15 new VRI light curves of five low-mass eclipsing binaries (NSVS 02502726, NSVS 07453183, NSVS 11868841, NSVS 06550671 and NSVS 10653195) that were observed between 2010 and 2012. We analysed our new data together with three published spectroscopic observations and seven published light curves using a modified version of the Wilson-Devinney program. Orbital solutions of the five low-mass eclipsing binaries were revised and new star-spot parameters were obtained. We found that spot locations on the five low-mass eclipsing binaries changed over several years. However, the star-spots for NSVS 07453183 and NSVS 06550671 were stable for several months. More interestingly, for NSVS 02502726, the spots within a star-spot longitude region of 180{deg}-360{deg} indicated a magnetic activity cycle of 5.9(+/-0.2)yr. Moreover, we detected the first flare-like event on NSVS 07453183 at phase 0.39. The observations of the chromospheric activity indicators (H{beta} and H{gamma} lines) revealed that NSVS 10653195 and NSVS 06550671 were active. For NSVS 02502726, we found a weak continuous secular decrease at a smaller rate of dp/dt=-2.1(0.8)x10^-7^d/yr than the previous result. For NSVS 07453183, the O-C times appeared to increase at cycle 6000, and this was followed by a decrease at cycle 6500.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/152/57
- Title:
- VRI light curves of four contact binaries
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/152/57
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present new, high-quality multicolor observations of four recently discovered contact binaries, 1SWASP J064501.21+342154.9, 1SWASP J155822.10-025604.8, 1SWASP J212808.86+151622.0, and UCAC4 436-062932, and analyze their light curves to determine orbital and physical parameters using the modeling program of G. Djurasevic. In the absence of spectroscopic observations, the effective temperatures of the brighter components are estimated from the color indices, and the mass ratios are determined with the q-search method. The analysis shows that all four systems are W UMa type binaries in shallow contact configurations, consisting of late-type main-sequence primaries and evolved secondaries with active surface regions (dark or bright spots) resulting from magnetic activity or ongoing transfer of thermal energy between the components. We compare the derived orbital and stellar parameters for these four variables with a large sample of previously analyzed W UMa stars and find that our results fit it well.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/149/200
- Title:
- VRI photometry in NGC 7129
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/149/200
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- NGC7129 is a bright reflection nebula located in the molecular cloud complex near l=105.4{deg}, b=+9.9{deg}, about 1.15kpc distant. Embedded within the reflection nebula is a young cluster dominated by a compact grouping of four early-type stars: BD+65{deg}1638 (B3V), BD+65{deg}1637 (B3e), SVS 13 (B5e), and LkH{alpha} 234 (B8e). About 80 H{alpha} emission sources brighter than V~23 are identified in the region, many of which are presumably T Tauri star members of the cluster. We also present deep (V~23), optical (VR_C_I_C_) photometry of a field centered on the reflection nebula and spectral types for more than 130 sources determined from low dispersion, optical spectroscopy. The narrow pre-main sequence evident in the color-magnitude diagram suggests that star formation was rapid and coeval. A median age of about 1.8Myr is inferred for the H{alpha} and literature-identified X-ray emission sources having established spectral types, using pre-main sequence evolutionary models. Our interpretation of the structure of the molecular cloud and the distribution of young stellar objects is that BD+65{deg}1638 is primarily responsible for evacuating the blister-like cavity within the molecular cloud. LkH{alpha} 234 and several embedded sources evident in near-infrared adaptive optics imaging have formed recently within the ridge of compressed molecular gas. The compact cluster of low-mass stars formed concurrently with the early-type members, concentrated within a central radius of ~0.7pc. Star formation is simultaneously occurring in a semi-circular arc some ~3pc in radius that outlines remaining dense regions of molecular gas. High dispersion, optical spectra are presented for BD+65{deg}1638, BD+65{deg}1637, SVS 13, LkH{alpha} 234, and V350 Cep. These spectra are discussed in the context of the circumstellar environments inferred for these stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/430/19
- Title:
- VRI photometry of Abell 3921 galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/430/19
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the analysis and results of a new VRI photometric and spectroscopic survey of the central ~1.8x1.2Mpc^2^ region of the galaxy cluster A3921 (z=0.094). We detect the presence of two dominant clumps of galaxies with a mass ratio of ~5: a main cluster centred on the Brightest Cluster Galaxy (BCG) (A3921-A), and an NW sub-cluster (A3921-B) hosting the second brightest cluster galaxy. The distorted morphology of the two sub-clusters suggests that they are interacting, while the velocity distribution of 104 confirmed cluster members does not reveal strong signatures of merging.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/627/A135
- Title:
- VRI photometry of IC5070 variable stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/627/A135
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We observed a field of 16'x16' in the star-forming region Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) at BVRI wavelengths for 90 nights spread over one year in 2012-2013. More than 250 epochs in VRI-bands are used to identify and classify variables up to V~21mag. We present a catalogue of optical time-series photometry with periods, mean-magnitudes and classifications for 95 variable stars including 67 pre-main-sequence variables towards star-forming region IC 5070. The pre-main-sequence variables are further classified as candidate classical T Tauri and weak-line T Tauri stars based on their light curve variations and the locations on the color-color and color-magnitude diagrams using optical and infrared data together with Gaia DR2 astrometry. Classical T Tauri stars display variability amplitudes up to three times the maximum fluctuation in disk-free weak-line T Tauri stars, which show strong periodic variations. Short-term variability is missed in our photometry within single nights. Several classical T Tauri stars display long-lasting (>10 days) single or multiple fading and brightening events up to a couple of magnitudes at optical wavelengths.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/118/2409
- Title:
- VRI photometry of {lambda} Ori PMS stars
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/118/2409
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have found 72 premain-sequence (PMS) stars near the center of the {lambda} Orionis star-forming region by spectroscopically testing a magnitude-limited sample for the presence of lithium {lambda}6708 absorption, a diagnostic of youth. All of these stars show large lithium equivalent widths and radial velocities consistent with Orion membership, but only two were discovered previously via H{alpha} or X-ray surveys.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/123/387
- Title:
- VRI photometry of {lambda} Ori star-forming region
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/123/387
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present VRI photometry of 320,917 stars with 11<~R<~18 throughout the {lambda} Ori star-forming region. Using the more spatially limited spectroscopic surveys of Dolan & Mathieu (1999, Cat. <J/AJ/118/2409>, 2001, Cat. <J/AJ/121/2124>) to define the color-magnitude domain of young low-mass members of the association and removing statistically the field stars in this domain, we use our photometry to identify a representative pre-main-sequence (PMS) population throughout the interior of the molecular ring.
2730. VRI photometry of M35
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/546/1006
- Title:
- VRI photometry of M35
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/546/1006
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present very deep and accurate photometry of the open cluster M35. We have observed this association in the Cousins R, I filters, together with the Johnson V filter. We have covered a region of 27.5x27.5 square arcmin, equivalent to a fifth of the total area of the cluster. The data range from I_c_=12.5 to 23.5mag, and the color intervals are 0.4<=(V-I)_c_<=3.0, 0.5<=(R-I)_c_<=2.5. Roughly, these values span from 1.6M_{sun}_ down to the substellar limit, in the case of cluster members. By using the location of the stars on color-magnitude and color-color diagrams, we have selected candidate members of this cluster. We have merged our sample with previously published data and obtained a color-magnitude diagram for the complete stellar population of the cluster, covering the spectral range early B-mid M. Based on the distribution of field and cluster stars in color-magnitude and color-color diagrams, we estimate that two-thirds of these candidates are likely to be true members of M35. These stars approximately double the number of stars identified as candidate members of this cluster (~2700). We provide the photometry and accurate positions of these stars.