- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/298/544
- Title:
- NGC 121 BR photometry
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/298/544
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The age of the SMC globular cluster NGC 121 is found from main-sequence isochrone fitting to be 12+/-2x10^9^yr if a distance modulus that assumes Mv=+0.6 for the field RR Lyrae variables near the cluster is used. If instead (m-M)o = 19.3, then the cluster age is 9+/-2x10^9^yr. The cluster is known to contain both RR Lyrae variables and a marginal carbon star; comparison with theoretical models indicates no significant inconsistencies in this joint occurrence at either modulus. The color-magnitude diagram for the nearby field also shows a faint, blue main-sequence turnoff and, in contrast to previous Magellanic Cloud field studies, the field lacks any evidence for the existence of a significant intermediate-age component. A new look at the chemical evolution of the Small Magellanic Cloud suggests that, unlike the Galaxy, where the rate of enrichment has been steady after the initial phase, the enrichment in the SMC remained small for a long interval before increasing rapidly sometime in the last 1-2x10^9^yr.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/465/2489
- Title:
- NGC 6401 bulge variable stars
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/465/2489
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a study of variable stars in globular cluster NGC 6401. The cluster is only 5.3{deg} away from the Galactic Centre and suffers from strong differential reddening. The photometric precision afforded us by difference image analysis resulted in improved sensitivity to variability in formerly inaccessible interior regions of the cluster. We find 23 RRab and 11 RRc stars within one cluster radius (2.4-arcmin), for which we provide coordinates, finder-charts and time series photometry. Through Fourier decomposition of the RR Lyrae star light curves we derive a mean metallicity of [Fe/H]UVES=-1.13+/-0.06 ([Fe/H]ZW=-1.25+/-0.06), and a distance of d~6.35+/-0.81kpc. Using the RR Lyrae population, we also determine that NGC 6401 is an Oosterhoff type I cluster.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/PASP/106/404
- Title:
- NGC 6535 BV CCD photometry
- Short Name:
- J/PASP/106/404
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The first CCD color-magnitude diagram (CMD) in B and V is presented for the Galactic globular cluster NGC 6535. From this CMD, which extends below the main-sequence turnoff, we draw the following conclusions: (1) The horizontal branch (HB) is predominantly blue in nature with no RR Lyrae variables known to be cluster members. Nonetheless, based on a comparison with clusters which have blue HBs and RR Lyraes (M15 and M79), we infer a mean HB magnitude of <V(RR)>=15.73+/-0.11 for NGC 6535. (2) Again, via a direct comparison with the blue HBs of M15 and M79, we derive a cluster reddening of E(B-V)=0.44+/-0.02. (3) When combined with the apparent color of the red-giant branch at the level of the HB, (B-V)g=1.18+/-0.02, the derived reddening yields a metal abundance of [Fe/H]=-1.85+/-0.10, similar to that of NGC 6397. (4) Application of the Delta(V(TO-HB)) and Delta((B-V)(SGB-TO)) cluster dating techniques reveals no perceptible age difference between NGC 6535 and NGC 6397. (5) A significant population of nine blue-straggler candidates is detected in NGC 6535. However, this is too few to facilitate a meaningful analysis of their radial distribution.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/119/1793
- Title:
- NGC 6144 BVI photometry
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/119/1793
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present CCD photometry in the BVI-filter passbands for the Galactic globular cluster NGC 6144. This cluster is located in the direction of the {rho} Ophiuchi dust cloud, approximately 30 northwest of the bright star {alpha} Scorpii (Antares). Our color-magnitude diagrams (CMDs) of NGC 6144 extend from above the tip of the first-ascent red giant branch (RGB) to ~3mag below the horizontal branch (HB). The morphology of the HB is predominantly blueward of the RR Lyrae instability strip, while the RGB is relatively steep, signifying a low-to-intermediate metal abundance. Our CMD also reveals the presence of three candidate post-asymptotic giant branch stars. We find VHB=16.30+/-0.07; coupling the measured RGB color at the level of the HB with a polynomial describing the shape of the RGB, we have utilized the simultaneous reddening and metallicity method of Sarajedini to estimate a metallicity of [Fe/H]=-1.81+/-0.12 (on the Zinn & West, 1984ApJS...55...45Z, scale) and a mean reddening of E(B-V)=0.41+/-0.02. In addition to this mean level, our observations reveal that the reddening has a spatially variable component generally increasing from north to south consistent with the expected density variations in the {rho} Ophiuchi dust cloud.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/109/479
- Title:
- NGC 4833 BV photometry
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/109/479
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A color-magnitude diagram for the galactic globular cluster NGC 4833, based on the photographic BV photometry of about 868 stars in a 12'x12' field with an automatic measuring machine, is presented. It reaches the cluster main sequence turn-off at V=~19.2mag; the difference in V magnitudes between the turn-off and the horizontal branch being normal.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/583/A69
- Title:
- NGC 6139 BV photometry
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/583/A69
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Information on globular clusters (GC) formation mechanisms can be gathered by studying the chemical signature of the multiple populations that compose these stellar systems. In particular, we investigate the anti-correlations among O, Na, Al, and Mg to explore the influence of cluster mass and environment on GCs in the Milky Way and in extragalactic systems. We present here the results obtained on NGC 6139, which, on the basis of its horizontal branch morphology, has been proposed to be dominated by first-generation stars. In our extensive study based on high-resolution spectroscopy, the first for this cluster, we found a metallicity of [Fe/H]=-1.579+/-0.015+/-0.058 (rms=0.040dex, 45 bona fide member stars) on the UVES scale defined by our group. The stars in NGC 6139 show a chemical pattern normal for GCs, with a rather extended Na-O (and Mg-Al) anticorrelation. NGC 6139 behaves as expected from its mass and contains a large portion (about two thirds) of second-generation stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/438/3507
- Title:
- NGC 5824 calcium triplet equivalent widths
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/438/3507
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a detailed study of the strengths of the calcium triplet absorption lines in the spectra of a large sample of red giant members of the luminous outer Galactic halo globular cluster NGC 5824. The spectra were obtained with the FORS2 and GMOS-S multi-object spectrographs at the VLT and the Gemini-S telescope, respectively. By comparing the line strengths of the NGC 5824 stars with those for red giants in clusters with well-established abundances, we conclude that there is an intrinsic abundance dispersion in NGC 5824 characterized by an inter-quartile range in [Fe/H] of 0.10dex and a total range of ~0.3dex. As for {omega} Cen and M22, the abundance distribution shows a steep rise on the metal-poor side and a shallower decline on the metal-rich side. There is also some indication that the distribution is not unimodal with perhaps three distinct abundance groupings present. NGC 5824 has a further unusual characteristic: the outer surface density profile shows no signs of a tidal cutoff. Instead, the profile has a power-law distribution with cluster stars detected to a radius exceeding 400pc. We postulate that NGC 5824 may be the remnant nuclear star cluster of a now disrupted dwarf galaxy accreted during the formation of the Galaxy's halo. We further speculate that the presence of an intrinsic [Fe/H] spread is the characteristic that distinguishes former nuclear star clusters from other globular clusters.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/71/25
- Title:
- NGC 1866 CCD photometry
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/71/25
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The first part of this paper is devoted to a new CCD investigation of stars in the field of the LMC cluster NGC 1866. Two main frames have been analyzed, one covering the cluster's central region and the other covering an area about 10' from the cluster's center, and data has been collected for 2207 objects. On this basis, a C-M diagram has been derived, which shows a well-developed blue sequence reaching a limiting magnitude of about V=21mag together with the already known sequence of the cluster's He-burning giants. A new feature in our data is represented by the evidence for a second group of less luminous giants clumping around V=19mag, which we interpret as field He-burning giants. The second part of the paper is devoted to a comparison of these data with theoretical calculations. On the basis of new evolutionary tracks we find that the composition Y=0.28, Z=0.02 already used by Becker and Mathews (1983ApJ...270..155B) offers an adequate fitting of the observed range in color spanned by cluster He giants. Theoretical isochrones for this composition have been produced and are compared with the observed distribution of cluster stars. A good agreement with the observed C-M diagram is achieved for a cluster age of the order of t=100Myr, whereas field stars appear to be significantly older, with ages of about 500 Myr or more. The distribution of cluster stars is studied, and both the luminosity function of the blue sequence (BS) and number of He giants relative to BS stars are examined. We find that both these cluster characteristics can be reproduced with a Salpeter slope for the initial mass function, overcoming previous difficulties raised by suggestions of a serious disagreement between theory and observations in this cluster. The Appendix reports data for the evolutionary models and for the corresponding isochrones, covering both the H- and He-burning phases
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/542/A129
- Title:
- NGC 2808 central kinematics
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/542/A129
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present results from ground based VLT/FLAMES spectroscopy in combination with HST data for the globular cluster NGC 2808. The aim of this work is to probe whether this massive cluster hosts an intermediate-mass black hole at its center and to compare the results with the expected value predicted by the M_BH_-{sigma} scaling relation.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/586/814
- Title:
- NGC 4472 Chandra/HST study
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/586/814
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results of a Chandra/Hubble Space Telescope (HST) study of the point sources of the Virgo Cluster giant elliptical galaxy NGC 4472. We identify 144 X-ray point sources outside the nuclear region, 72 of which are located within the HST fields. The optical data show 1102 sources, of which 829 have colors consistent with being globular clusters (with only four in the restricted central 10" region). Thirty matches are found between the two lists - these are likely to be low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) associated with globular clusters, while ~42 of the X-ray sources have no optical counterparts to V<~25 and I<~24, indicating that they are likely to be predominantly LMXBs in the field star population with a small amount of possible contamination from background active galactic nuclei. Thus approximately 40% of the X-ray sources are in globular clusters and 4% of the globular clusters contain X-ray sources.
