- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/385/67
- Title:
- HST VI photometry and proper motions in NGC 6528
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/385/67
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Using two epochs of HST/WFPC2 images of the metal-rich globular cluster NGC 6528 we derive the proper motions of the stars and use them to separate the stars belonging to NGC 6528 from those of the Galactic bulge. The stellar sequences in the resulting colour-magnitude diagram for the cluster are significantly better determined than in previously published data. From comparison of the colour-magnitude diagram with the fiducial line for NGC 6553 from Zoccali et al. (2001AJ....121.2638Z) we conclude that the two globular clusters have the same age. Further, using alpha-enhanced stellar isochrones, NGC 6528 is found to have an age of 11+/-2Gyr. This fitting of isochrones also give that the cluster is 7.2kpc away from us. From the measured velocities both the proper motion of the cluster and the velocity dispersion in the Galactic bulge are found. NGC 6528 is found to have a proper motion relative to the Galactic bulge of <mu_l_>=0.006 and <mu_b_>=0.044 arcsec per century. Using stars with 14<V_555_<19 (i.e. the red giant branch and horizontal branch) we find, for the Galactic bulge, sigma_l_=0.33+/-0.03 and sigma_b_=0.25+/-0.02 arcsec per century. This give sigma_l/sigma_b=1.32+/-0.16, consistent both with previous proper motion studies of K giants in the Galactic bulge as well as with predictions by models of the kinematics of bulge stars.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/764/73
- Title:
- HST VI photometry of HD 97950 cluster members stars
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/764/73
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present deep Hubble Space Telescope/Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 photometry of the young HD 97950 star cluster in the giant H II region NGC 3603. The data were obtained in 1997 and 2007 permitting us to derive membership based on proper motions of the stars. Our data are consistent with an age of 1 Myr for the HD 97950 cluster. A possible age spread, if present in the cluster, appears to be small. The global slope of the incompleteness-corrected mass function for member stars within 60" is {Gamma}=-0.88+/-0.15, which is flatter than the value of a Salpeter slope of -1.35. The radially varying mass function shows pronounced mass segregation ranging from slopes of -0.26 +/-0.32 in the inner 5" to -0.94+/-0.36 in the outermost annulus (40"-60"). Stars more massive than 50M_{sun}_ are found only in the cluster center. The {Lambda} minimum spanning tree technique confirms significant mass segregation down to 30M_{sun}_. The dependence of {Lambda} on mass, i.e., that high-mass stars are more segregated than low-mass stars, and the (weak) dependence of the velocity dispersion on stellar mass might imply that the mass segregation is dynamical in origin. While primordial segregation cannot be excluded, the properties of the mass segregation indicate that dynamical mass segregation may have been the dominant process for segregation of high-mass stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/481/661
- Title:
- Hyades brown dwarfs and very low mass stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/481/661
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We conducted a search for brown dwarfs (BDs) and very low mass (VLM) stars in the 625Myr-old Hyades cluster in order to derive the cluster's mass function across the stellar-substellar boundary. We performed a deep (I=23, z=22.5) photometric survey over 16deg^2^ around the cluster center and followed up with K-band photometry to measure the proper motion of candidate members and with optical and near-IR spectroscopy of probable BD and VLM members.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/80/379
- Title:
- Hyades cluster: motion, membership, and distance
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/80/379
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- New absolute proper motions referred directly to external galaxies, photographic photometry, and cluster membership probabilities have been determined for over 600 faint stars in the Hyades region. These have been used to investigate the Hyades convergent point and distance. A detailed review of the foundations of the convergent-point method, its applicability to the Hyades, the several mathematical variations of the method, and its possible role in producing the apparent discrepancy between previous Hyades proper motion results and "secondary" Hyades distance indicators, has been carried out. The convergent-point method, as applied to the Hyades, is entirely valid, and cannot be the source of any significant error in the Hyades distance. Systematic errors in meridian circle proper motions are implicated as the cause of the observed Hyades distance discrepancy. The convergent-point analysis of the new absolute Hyades proper motions represents the first Hyades distance determination independent of all meridian circle proper motion systems. The resulting Hyades distance modulus is m-M=3.42, significantly greater than all previous values from proper motions, and in agreement with predictions of the Hyades distance from stellar structure theory, and with the results of "secondary" distance indicators. Incorporating this value, the most likely value of the mean Hyades distance modulus from all sources is m-M=3.29+/-0.08. The quoted error represents a larger and more realistic estimate of the true errors than has been previously stated. Significant effects of the increased Hyades distance on the cosmic distance scale and other questions of general astronomical importance are briefly discussed.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/243/386
- Title:
- Hyades members distances
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/243/386
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Distances for 145 Hyades members in an extended region of the Hyades cluster were derived on the basis of new, highly accurate proper motions obtained from work on the catalogues FK5 and PPM. The cluster membership on the stars has been discussed and a few new candidates are proposed. From a selected subset of our sample we have obtained the convergence point {alpha}=6h30.7m+/-1.7m=97deg41'+/-25', {delta}=5deg59'+/-11'. Combining this point with the mean cluster radial velocity of 39.1km/s by Detweiler et al. (1984AJ.....89.1038D) one find the galactic space velocity (U, V, W)=(-42.02, -20.12, -1.04)km/s. The galactic coordinates of the centre of our sample are (X, Y, Z)=(-44.3, +0.5, -18.2)pc. The distance of this centre from the Sun is 47.9+/-0.8pc corresponding to a modulus m-M=3.40+/-0.04mag. Individual distance moduli, coordinates and velocity residuals per star are given. The Hyades main sequence has been constructed in the range B-V<1.2mag and it is presented analytically as well as by tabular values. The dispersion {sigma}(M_v_)=0.14mag of the absolute magnitudes about the main sequence indicates its high internal accuracy.
256. IC 4665 DANCe
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/631/A57
- Title:
- IC 4665 DANCe
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/631/A57
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The study of star formation is extremely challenging due to the lack of complete and clean samples of young, nearby clusters, and star forming regions. The recent Gaia DR2 catalogue complemented with the deep, ground based COSMIC DANCe catalogue offers a new database of unprecedented accuracy to revisit the membership of clusters and star forming regions. The 30 Myr open cluster IC 4665 is one of the few well-known clusters of this age and it is an excellent target where to test evolutionary models and study planetary formation. We aim to provide a comprehensive membership analysis of IC 4665 and to study the following properties: empirical isochrones, distance, magnitude distribution, present-day system mass function, and spatial distribution. We use the Gaia DR2 catalogue together with the DANCe catalogue to look for members using a probabilistic model of the distribution of the observable quantities in both the cluster and background populations. We obtain a final list of 819 candidate members which cover a 12.4 magnitude range (7<J<19.4). We find that 50% are new candidates, and we estimate a conservative contamination rate of 20%. This unique sample of members allows us to obtain a present-day system mass function in the range of 0.02-6M_{sun}_, which reveals a number of details not seen in previous studies. In addition, they favour a spherically symmetric spatial distribution for this young open cluster. Our membership analysis represents a significant increase in the quantity and quality (low-contamination) with respect to previous studies. As such, it offers an excellent opportunity to revisit other fundamental parameters such as the age.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/137/305
- Title:
- IC 348 proper motion catalogue
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/137/305
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A new proper motion study for about 1400 stars with R<18mag in a one square degree region around the young open cluster IC 348 based on Schmidt plates is presented. With an overall accuracy of about 3mas/yr (2.5mas/yr, respectively for all stars with R<17mag) we have obtained membership probabilities dividing our sample into three groups: foreground stars, cluster stars and background stars. This separation is also supported by the proper motion distribution with respect to the direction of the standard antapex and an increase of mean proper motion cluster membership probabilities with smaller cluster radii. 240 stars of our sample have cluster membership probabilities larger than 80%.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/160/268
- Title:
- Infrared photometry of binaries in Orion OB1
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/160/268
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Statistics of low-mass pre-main-sequence binaries in the Orion OB1 association with separations ranging from 0.6" to 20" (220 to 7400au at 370pc) are studied using images from the VISTA Orion mini survey and astrometry from Gaia. The input sample based on the CVSO catalog contains 1137 stars of K and M spectral types (masses between 0.3 and 0.9M{odot}), 1021 of which are considered to be association members. There are 135 physical binary companions to these stars with mass ratios above ~0.13. The average companion fraction is 0.09{+/-}0.01 over 1.2 decades in separation, slightly less than, but still consistent with, the field. We found a difference between the Ori OB1a and OB1b groups, the latter being richer in binaries by a factor of 1.6{+/-}0.3. No overall dependence of the wide- binary frequency on the observed underlying stellar density is found, although in the Ori OB1a off-cloud population, these binaries seem to avoid dense clusters. The multiplicity rates in Ori OB1 and in sparse regions like Taurus differ significantly, hinting that binaries in the field may originate from a mixture of diverse populations.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/493/2339
- Title:
- Internal motions in OB-associations
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/493/2339
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We study the motions inside 28 OB-associations with the use of Gaia DR2 proper motions. The average velocity dispersion calculated for 28 OB-associations including more than 20 stars with Gaia DR2 proper motion is sigma_v_=4.5km/s. The median virial and stellar masses of OB-associations are 8.9x10^5^ and 8.1x10^3^M_{sun}_, respectively. The median star-formation efficiency in parent giant molecular clouds appears to be epsilon=1.2%. Gaia DR2 proper motions confirm the expansion in the Per OB1, Car OB1 and Sgr OB1 associations found earlier with Gaia DR1 data. We also detect the expansion in Gem OB1, Ori OB1 and Sco OB1 associations which became possible for the first time now when analyzed with Gaia DR2 proper motions. The analysis of the distribution of OB-stars in the Per OB1 association shows the presence of a shell-like structure with the radius of 40 pc. Probably, the expansion of the Per OB1 association started with the velocity greater than the present-day expansion velocity equal to 5.0+/-1.7km/s.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/I/172
- Title:
- International Reference Stars (IRS)
- Short Name:
- I/172
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The IRS is an all-sky catalog of positions and proper motions that is based on the AGK3R (Corbin 1977, 1978) in the Northern Hemisphere and on the newly completed SRS (Smith et al. 1990) in the south. The data for the 36027 stars of the IRS were compiled in B1950.0 FK4 and then transformed to J2000.0 FK5. The IRS was compiled by matching 122 meridian circle catalogs with the AGK3R and SRS to provide the data base. Catalogs whose stars had been observed using screens to minimize the magnitude equation and that contained FK4 (Fricke and Kopff 1963) stars were used to form a preliminary system. These catalogs were reduced to the FK4 by direct comparison; the resulting positions and proper motions were then used to reduce all of the other catalogs. Thus, the IRS is a differential catalog compiled from 164,917 positions reduced to the FK4 system. The IRS is divided into two parts. Part 1 contains the stars having better observational histories and, therefore, more reliable positions and proper motions. This part constitutes 81 percent of the catalog; mean errors of the proper motions are 0.43 and 0.44 seconds of arc/century (4.3 and 4.4 mas/yr) in right ascension and declination, respectively. The stars in Part 2 have poor observational histories and consist mostly of objects for which only two catalog positions in one or both coordinates were available when the proper motions were computed. Where accuracy is the primary consideration, it is best to use only the stars in Part 1, while if the highest possible density is desired, the two parts should be combined, as they are systematically the same. The data included are catalog part, IRS number, equatorial coordinates (equinox, equator, epoch B1950.0 and J2000.0), centennial proper motions (B1950.0 and J2000.0), original epochs, weights for right ascension and declination, and reference data such as DM numbers (BD, CD, CPD), AGK3 and CPC2 designations, and an IAU-recommended IRS identifier (based on coordinates).
