New BV light curves of the short-period eclipsing binary system DD Mon have been obtained. Light-curve variability is seen in both B and V bands as compared with the light curves obtained in 1986 by Yamasaki et al. (1990AJ.....99.1218Y). The light curves are analyzed by using Wilson-Devinney's synthetic light-curve program, and the present photometric solution reveals that DD Mon is a near-contact binary with the secondary component filling the Roche lobe. Combined with Yamasaki et al.'s (1990AJ.....99.1218Y) spectroscopic results, absolute quantities of DD Mon are derived: mass of the primary M_1_=1.05+/-0.08M_{sun}_, mass of the secondary M_2_=0.47+/-0.04M_{sun}_, radius of the primary R_1_=1.36+/-0.04R_{sun}_, radius of the secondary R_2_=1.03+/-0.03R_{sun}_. These results show that the components of DD Mon have evolved away from the ZAMS and through a mass-transfer process to the present semi-detached state. The variation in shape of the light curve may be caused by the evolution of the system and the activity of dark spots.
This catalogue collects the DDO photometric data published in the astronomical literature until the end of 1988, and contains 8034 DDO measurements, concerning 6139 stars. The DDO 6-filter has the following peak wavelengths and widths: ------------------------ Filter Peak Width [nm] [nm] ------------------------ 35 346.0 38.3 38 381.5 33.0 41 416.6 8.3 42 425.7 7.3 45 451.7 7.6 48 488.6 18.6 51 (*) 513.0 13.4 ------------------------ (*) additional to DDO.
DDO Photometry and Radial Velocities at Galactic Poles
Short Name:
V/33
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
This catalogue includes the DDO photometry and the radial velocities observed for the study of the kinematics and abundance gradients of G and K stars in the Galactic poles regions.
This paper describes the observations and gives the results of a series of observations of bright E-region stars (Cousins A.W.J. and Stoy R.H., 1962RGOB...49....3C) for use as zero point stars for DDO photometry in the southern hemisphere. The list comprises 45 stars, all brighter than V=6.0, and gives the colours in the instrumental system with internal s.e. +/-0.001mag and m_48_ with s.e. +/-0.002mag. The observed m_48_ is indistinguishable from McClure's system and has the same zero point (+/-0.002mag). The individual E-region zero points have been established with s.e. +/-0.001 relative to the instrumental system, but the colour equations (and zero point corrections) to transform the instrumental colours to McClure's system have still to be finalised. For a description of the DDO photometric system, see e.g. <GCPD/12>
Debris discs are a consequence of the planet formation process and constitute the fingerprints of planetesimal systems. Their counterparts in the solar system are the asteroid and Edgeworth-Kuiper belts. The aim of this paper is to provide robust numbers for the incidence of debris discs around FGK stars in the solar neighbourhood. The full sample of 177 FGK stars with d>=20pc proposed for the DUst around NEarby Stars (DUNES) survey is presented. Herschel/PACS observations at 100 and 160{mu}m were obtained, and were complemented in some cases with data at 70{mu}m and at 250, 350, and 500{mu}m SPIRE photometry. The 123 objects observed by the DUNES collaboration were presented in a previous paper. The remaining 54 stars, shared with the Disc Emission via a Bias-free Reconnaissance in IR and Sub-mm (DEBRIS) consortium and observed by them, and the combined full sample are studied in this paper. The incidence of debris discs per spectral type is analysed and put into context together with other parameters of the sample, like metallicity, rotation and activity, and age. The subsample of 105 stars with d>=15pc containing 23 F, 33 G, and 49 K stars is complete for F stars, almost complete for G stars, and contains a substantial number of K stars from which we draw solid conclusions on objects of this spectral type. The incidence rates of debris discs per spectral type are 0.26^+0.21^_-0.14_ (6 objects with excesses out of 23 F stars), 0.21^+0.17^_-0.11_ (7 out of 33 G stars), and 0.20^0.14^_-0.09_ (10 out of 49 K stars); the fraction for all three spectral types together is 0.22^+0.08^_-0.07_ (23 out of 105 stars). The uncertainties correspond to a 95% confidence level. The medians of the upper limits of L_dust_/L* for each spectral type are 7.8x10^-7^ (F), 1.4x10^-6^ (G), and 2.2x10^-6^ (K); the lowest values are around 4.0x10^-7^. The incidence of debris discs is similar for active (young) and inactive (old) stars. The fractional luminosity tends to drop with increasing age, as expected from collisional erosion of the debris belts.
We cross-correlate the Hipparcos main-sequence star catalog with the AKARI/FIS catalog and identify 136 stars (at >90% reliability) with far-infrared detections in at least one band. After rejecting 57 stars classified as young stellar objects, Be stars and other type stars with known dust disks or with potential contaminations, and 4 stars without infrared excess emission, we obtain a sample of 75 candidate stars with debris disks. Stars in our sample cover spectral types from B to K with most being early types. This represents a unique sample of luminous debris disks that derived uniformly from an all-sky survey with a spatial resolution factor of four better than the previous such survey by IRAS. Moreover, by collecting the infrared photometric data from other public archives, almost three-quarters of them have infrared excesses in more than one band, allowing an estimate of the dust temperatures. We fit the blackbody model to the broadband spectral energy distribution of these stars to derive the statistical distribution of the disk parameters. Four B stars with excesses in four or more bands require a double blackbody model, with the high one around 100 or 200K and the low one around 40-50K.
We describe Spitzer IRAC and MIPS observations of the nearby 25Myr old open cluster NGC 2232. Combining these data with ROSAT All-Sky Survey observations, proper motions, and optical photometry/spectroscopy, we construct a list of highly probable cluster members. We identify one A-type star, HD 45435, that has definite excess emission at 4.5-24um indicative of debris from terrestrial planet formation. We also identify 2-4 late-type stars with possible 8um excesses and 8 early-type stars with definite 24um excesses. Constraints on the dust luminosity and temperature suggest that the detected excesses are produced by debris disks. From our sample of B and A stars, stellar rotation appears to be correlated with 24um excess, a result that would be expected if massive primordial disks evolve into massive debris disks. To explore the evolution of the frequency and magnitude of debris around A-type stars, we combine our results with data for other young clusters.
We present MIPS 24um and 70um photometry for 205 members of the Upper Scorpius OB Association. These data are combined with published MIPS photometry for 15 additional association members to assess the frequency of circumstellar disks around 5Myr old stars with spectral types between B0 and M5. Twelve stars have a detectable 70um excess, each of which also has a detectable 24um excess. A total of 54 stars are identified with a 24um excess more than 32% above the stellar photosphere. The MIPS observations reveal 19 excess sources - 8 A/F/G stars and 11 K/M stars - that were not previously identified with an 8um or 16um excess. The lack of short-wavelength emission and the weak 24um excess suggests that these sources are debris systems or the remnants of optically thick primordial disks with inner holes. Despite the wide range of luminosities of the stars hosting apparent debris systems, the excess characteristics are consistent with all stars having dust at similar orbital radii after factoring in variations in the radiation blowout particle size with spectral type. The results for Upper Sco are compared to similar photometric surveys from the literature to re-evaluate the evolution of debris emission.
We report the discovery of a young ({tau}~117Myr), low-mass (M~1200M_{sun}_), metal-poor ([Fe/H]~-1.14) stellar association at a heliocentric distance D~28.7kpc, placing it far into the Milky Way (MW) halo. At its present Galactocentric position (R,z)~(23,15)kpc, the association is (on the sky) near the leading arm of the gas stream emanating from the Magellanic Cloud system, but is located ~60{deg} from the Large Magellanic Cloud center on the other side of the MW disk. If the cluster is colocated with HI gas in the stream, we directly measure the distance to the leading arm of the Magellanic stream. The measured distance is inconsistent with Magellanic stream model predictions that do not account for ram pressure and gas interaction with the MW disk. The estimated age of the cluster is consistent with the time of last passage of the leading arm gas through the Galactic midplane; we therefore speculate that this star formation event was triggered by its last disk midplane passage. Most details of this idea remain a puzzle: the Magellanic stream has low column density, the MW disk at large radii has low gas density, and the relative velocity of the leading arm and MW gas is large. However it formed, the discovery of a young stellar cluster in the MW halo presents an interesting opportunity for study. This cluster was discovered with Gaia astrometry and photometry alone, but follow-up DECam photometry was crucial for measuring its properties.
Since first noticed by Shapley in 1939, a faint object coincident with the Fornax dwarf spheroidal has long been discussed as a possible sixth globular cluster (GC) system. However, debate has continued over whether this overdensity is a statistical artifact or a blended galaxy group. In this Letter we demonstrate, using deep DECam imaging data, that this object is well resolved into stars and is a bona fide star cluster. The stellar overdensity of this cluster is statistically significant at the level of ~6-6.7{sigma} in several different photometric catalogs including Gaia. Therefore, it is highly unlikely to be caused by random fluctuation. We show that Fornax 6 is a star cluster with a peculiarly low surface brightness and irregular shape, which may indicate a strong tidal influence from its host galaxy. The Hess diagram of Fornax 6 is largely consistent with that of Fornax field stars, but it appears to be slightly bluer. However, it is still likely more metal-rich than most of the GCs in the system. Faint clusters like Fornax 6 that orbit and potentially get disrupted in the centers of dwarf galaxies can prove crucial for constraining the dark matter distribution in Milky Way satellites.
