- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/657/A41
- Title:
- Stellar halo of NGC 5128 (Centaurus A)
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/657/A41
- Date:
- 22 Feb 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The extended stellar halos of galaxies contain important clues for investigating their assembly history and evolution. We investigate the resolved stellar content and the extended halo of NGC 5128 as a function of galactocentric distance, and trace the halo outward to its currently detectable limits. We used Hubble Space Telescope images obtained with the WFPC2, ACS, and WFC3 cameras equipped with F606W and F814W filters to resolve individual red giant branch (RGB) stars in 28 independent pointings across the halo of NGC 5128. The stellar halo analysis for 14 of these pointings is presented here for the first time. Star counts from deep VI color-magnitude diagrams reaching at least 1.5mag below the tip of the RGB are used to derive the surface density distribution of the halo. The contamination by Milky Way stars is assessed with a new control field, with models, and by combining optical and near-IR photometry. We present a new calibration of the WFC3 F606W + F814W photometry to the ground-based VI photometric system. The photometry shows that the stellar halo of NGC 5128 is dominated by old RGB stars that are present in all fields. The V-band surface brightness of fields changes from 23 to 32mag/arcsec^2^ between the innermost field only 8.3kpc from the galaxy center to our outermost halo fields, which are located 140 kpc away from the center along the major axis and 92 kpc along the minor axis. Within the inner ~30kpc, we also find evidence for a 2-3Gyr old population traced by asymptotic giant branch stars that are brighter than the tip of the RGB. This population contributes only up to 10% in total stellar mass if it is 2Gyr old, but a larger fraction of 30-40% is required if its age is 3Gyr. The stellar surface density profile is well fit by a classic r^1/4^ curve or a simple power-law form ~r^-3.1^ over the full radial range, with no obvious break in the slope, but with large field-to-field scatter. The ellipticity measured from integrated-light photometry in the inner parts, e=(b/a)=0.77, flattens to e=0.54+/-0.02 beyond 30kpc. Considering the flattening of the outer halo, the projection of the elliptical isophote on the semimajor axis for our most distant field reaches nearly 30 effective radii.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/402/963
- Title:
- Stephenson H{alpha} stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/402/963
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results of spectroscopic observations for 52 objects from the list of H{alpha} emission stars of Stephenson (1986ApJ...300..779S). Out of six known T Tauri stars observed, five showed H{alpha} in emission and in one (StHa 40), H{alpha} changed from being in absorption to emission over a period of two years, accompanied by photometric and spectral type variability. We confirm the T Tauri nature of one Stephenson object (StHa 48) on the basis of the presence of H{alpha} and H{beta} in emission, Li I {lambda}6708 in absorption, infrared excess and X-ray emission. Among the 52 objects observed, there were other emission line objects: 1 Ke star, 1 BQ[] star, 2 galaxies and 2 Be stars. We present a higher-resolution spectrum of StHa 62 showing permitted and forbidden lines in emission typical of BQ[] stars. Twenty five out of 30 newly observed objects failed to show H{alpha} in emission. We also present 2MASS observations for 112 StHa objects. We suggest three Stephenson objects (StHa 52, 125 and 129) to be YSOs on the basis of 2MASS, IRAS and ROSAT observations. These and all other known YSOs amongst StHa stars are found in regions of star-forming clouds in Taurus, Orion and Ophiuchus. YSOs at high galactic latitudes in other parts of the sky are therefore rare.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/416/2477
- Title:
- STEREO observations of variable stars
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/416/2477
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The feasibility of using data from the NASA STEREO mission for variable star and asteroseismology studies has been examined. A data analysis pipeline has been developed that is able to apply selected algorithms to the entire database of nearly a million stars to search for signs of variability. An analysis limited to stars of magnitude 10.5 has been carried out, which has resulted in the extraction of 263 eclipsing binaries (EBs), of which 122 are not recorded as such in the SIMBAD online database. The characteristics of the STEREO observations are shown to be extremely well-suited to variable star studies with the ability to provide continuous phase coverage for extended periods as well as repeated visits that allow both short and long term variability to be observed. This will greatly inform studies of particular stars, such as the pre-cataclysmic variable V471 Tau, as well as entire classes of stars, including many forms of rotational variability. The high-precision photometry has also revealed a potentially substellar companion to a bright (R=7.5mag) nearby star (HD 213597), detected with 5 sigma significance. This would provide a significant contribution to exoplanet research if follow-up observations ascertain the mass to be within the planetary domain. Some particularly unusual EBs from the recovered sample are discussed, including a possible reclassification of a well-known star as an EB rather than a rotational variable (HR 7355) and several particularly eccentric systems, including very long-period EBs.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/143/409
- Title:
- Stock 2 CCD photometry and proper motions
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/143/409
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results of the first CCD BVRI photometric and proper motion study of late-type stars in the young open cluster Stock 2. Twenty-one fields of approximately 5'x5' size have been observed photometrically, from which we have identified 118 candidate members based on their positions on colour-magnitude diagrams relative to theoretical isochrones. From a comparison of the known star density of the Pleiades, we estimate the contamination of this selection process due to background stars to be as large as ~50%. However, only 22 of those 118 candidate members have proper motions consistent with membership, suggesting that the contamination is of the order of 80%. Additional candidate members were found by means of a proper motion analysis of Schmidt plate material for a 3{deg}x3{ deg} field containing the cluster. The cluster proper motion allows us to separate members from background and foreground stars. We have found 634 stars with a membership probability >=50% down to a limiting magnitude of B=~20, corresponding to late-M dwarfs at the distance of Stock 2.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/580/A23
- Title:
- Stroemgren-Crawford uvby{beta} photometry catalog
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/580/A23
- Date:
- 08 Nov 2021 15:39:26
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The uvby{beta} photometric system is widely used for the study of various Galactic and extragalactic objects. It measures the colour due to temperature differences, the Balmer discontinuity, and blanketing absorption due to metals. A new all-sky catalogue of all available uvby{beta} measurements from the literature was generated. The data for the individual stars were cross-checked on the basis of the Tycho-2 catalogue.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/127/1000
- Title:
- Stromgren and Ca photometry of NGC 3680
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/127/1000
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- CCD photometry on the intermediate-band uvbyCaH{beta} system is presented for the open cluster, NGC 3680. Restricting the data to probable cluster members using the color-magnitude diagram (CMD) and the photometric indices alone defines a sample of 34 stars at the cluster turnoff that imply E(b-y)=0.042+/-0.002(s.e.m.) or E(B-V)=0.058+/-0.003(s.e.m.), where the errors refer to internal errors alone. With this reddening, [Fe/H] is derived from both m_1_ and hk using both b-y and H{beta} as the temperature indices.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/462/157
- Title:
- Stromgren CCD photometry in NGC 6383
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/462/157
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- By studying young open clusters, the mechanisms important for star formation over several Myr can be examined. For example, accretion rate as a function of rotational velocity can be investigated. Similarly, sequential star formation triggered by massive stars with high mass-loss rates can be studied in detail. We identified and characterized probable members of NGC 6383, as well as determined cluster parameters. New Stromgren uvby CCD photometry, obtained by us, is presented. This new data, together with Johnson UBV and 2MASS data in the NIR, was used to investigate characteristics of pre- as well as zero age main sequence cluster members. We present Stromgren uvby CCD photometry for 272 stars in the field of NGC 6383 and derive its reddening, E(b-y)=0.21(4)mag, as well as distance, d=1.7(3)kpc from the Sun. Several stars with NIR excess and objects in the domain of the classical Herbig Ae/Be and T Tauri stars were detected. Two previously known variables were identified as rapidly-rotating PMS stars. The field population is clearly separated from the probable members in the color-magnitude diagram. NGC 6383 is a young open cluster, with an age of less than 4Myr, undergoing continuous star formation. True pre-main sequence members might be found down to absolute magnitudes of +6mag, with a variety of rotational velocities and stellar activities.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/133/1585
- Title:
- Stromgren photometry in NGC 6791
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/133/1585
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- CCD photometry on the intermediate-band vbyCaH{beta} system is presented for the metal-rich, old open cluster NGC 6791.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/129/872
- Title:
- Stromgren photometry of NGC 2243
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/129/872
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- CCD photometry on the intermediate-band uvbyCaH{beta} system is presented for the metal-deficient open cluster NGC 2243.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/125/1383
- Title:
- Stromgren photometry of NGC 6253
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/125/1383
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- CCD photometry on the intermediate-band uvbyCaH system is presented for the old open cluster NGC 6253. Despite a high level of field star contamination because of its location toward the Galactic center, combination of the data from the multiple color indices with the core cluster sample derived from radial star counts leads to the identification of a set of highly probable, single cluster members.
