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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/222/24
- Title:
- VRI LCs of BL Lac object Mrk 501 from 2010 to 2015
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/222/24
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have monitored the BL Lac object Mrk 501 in the optical V, R, and I bands from 2010 to 2015. For Mrk 501, the presence of a strong host galaxy component can affect the results of photometry. After subtracting the host galaxy contributions, the source shows intraday and long-term variabilities for optical flux and color indices. The average variability amplitudes of the V, R, and I bands are 22.05%, 22.25%, and 23.82%, respectively, and the value of the duty cycle is 14.87%. A minimal variability timescale of 106 minutes is detected. No significant time lag between the V and I bands is found on one night. The bluer-when-brighter (BWB) trend is dominant for Mrk 501 on intermediate, short, and intraday timescales, which supports the shock-in-jet model. For the long timescale, Mrk 501, in different states, can have different BWB trends. The corresponding results for non-correcting host galaxy contributions are also presented. We have monitored the BL Lac object Mrk 501 in the optical V, R, and I bands from 2010 to 2015. For Mrk 501, the presence of a strong host galaxy component can affect the results of photometry. After subtracting the host galaxy contributions, the source shows intraday and long-term variabilities for optical flux and color indices. The average variability amplitudes of the V, R, and I bands are 22.05%, 22.25%, and 23.82%, respectively, and the value of the duty cycle is 14.87%. A minimal variability timescale of 106 minutes is detected. No significant time lag between the V and I bands is found on one night. The bluer-when-brighter (BWB) trend is dominant for Mrk 501 on intermediate, short, and intraday timescales, which supports the shock-in-jet model. For the long timescale, Mrk 501, in different states, can have different BWB trends. The corresponding results for non-correcting host galaxy contributions are also presented.
- 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/150/9
- Title:
- VRI light curves of GSC 1537-1557
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/150/9
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- By analyzing R_c_ and I_c_light curves of the short-period solar-type eclipsing binary GSC 1537-1557 we discovered that it is a shallow contact binary with a degree of contact factor of f=(8.1+/-1.79)%. Photometric solutions reveal that GSC 1537-1557 is a W-type system with a mass ratio of q=M_2_/M_1_=2.645 where the less massive component (the primary star) is about 110K hotter than the more massive one (the secondary star). The asymmetry and variation of the light curves were explained as the activity of spots on the solar-type component stars. By investigating all of the available times of light minima, we found that the observed-calculated (O-C) curve shows a cyclic variation with a small amplitude of 0.00335days and a period of 8.1years. The small-amplitude cyclic change in the O -C curve was analyzed for the light-travel time effect via the presence of an extremely cool stellar companion. The mass of the third body was determined to be M_3_sini'=(0.19+/-0.01)M_{sun}_ when M_1_+M_2_=1.31M_{sun}_ is adopted for GSC 1537-1557. The semimajor axis of the outer obit is a'sini'=(4.58+/-0.33)AU.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/413/1275
- Title:
- VrI light curves of NGC6981 variables
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/413/1275
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results from 10 nights of observations of the globular cluster NGC 6981 (M72) in the V, R and I Johnson wavebands. We employed the technique of difference image analysis to perform precision differential photometry on the time-series images, which enabled us to carry out a census of the understudied variable star population of the cluster. We show that 20 suspected variables in the literature are actually non-variable, and we confirm the variable nature of another 29 variables while refining their ephemerides. We also detect 11 new RR Lyrae variables and three new SX Phe variables, bringing the total confirmed variable star count in NGC 6981 to 43. We performed Fourier decomposition of the light curves for a subset of RR Lyrae stars and used the Fourier parameters to estimate the fundamental physical parameters of the stars using relations available in the literature. Mean values of these physical parameters have allowed us to estimate the physical parameters of the parent cluster. We derive a metallicity of [Fe/H]_ZW_~-1.48+/-0.03 on the Zinn & West scale (or [Fe/H]_UVES_~-1.38+/-0.03 on the new Carretta et al. scale) for NGC 6981, and distances of ~16.73+/-0.36 and ~16.68+/-0.36kpc from analysis of the RR0 and RR1 stars separately. We also confirm the Oosterhoff type I classification for the cluster, and show that our colour-magnitude data are consistent with the age of ~12.75+/-0.75Gyr derived by Dotter et al.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/548/A92
- Title:
- VrI light curves of NGC1904 variables
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/548/A92
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the analysis of 11 nights of V and I time-series observations of the globular cluster NGC 1904 (M 79). Using this we searched for variable stars in this cluster and attempted to refine the periods of known variables, making use of a time baseline spanning almost 8 years. We use our data to derive the metallicity and distance of NGC 1904. We used difference imaging to reduce our data to obtain high-precision light curves of variable stars. We then estimated the cluster parameters by performing a Fourier decomposition of the light curves of RR Lyrae stars for which a good period estimate was possible. We also derive an estimate for the age of the cluster by fitting theoretical isochrones to our colour-magnitude diagram (CMD). Out of 13 stars previously classified as variables, we confirm that 10 are bona fide variables. We cannot detect variability in one other within the precision of our data, while there are two which are saturated in our data frames, but we do not find sufficient evidence in the literature to confirm their variability. We also detect a new RR Lyrae variable, giving a total number of confirmed variable stars in NGC 1904 of 11. Using the Fourier parameters, we find a cluster metallicity [Fe/H]_ZW_=-1.63+/-0.14, or [Fe/H]_UVES_=-1.57+/-0.18, and a distance of 13.3+/-0.4kpc (using RR0 variables) or 12.9kpc (using the one RR1 variable in our sample for which Fourier decomposition was possible).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/555/A36
- Title:
- VrI light curves of NGC7099 variables
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/555/A36
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the analysis of 26 nights of V and I time-series observations from 2011 and 2012 of the globular cluster M 30 (NGC 7099). We used our data to search for variable stars in this cluster and refine the periods of known variables; we then used our variable star light curves to derive values for the cluster's parameters. We used difference image analysis to reduce our data to obtain high-precision light curves of variable stars. We then estimated the cluster parameters by performing a Fourier decomposition of the light curves of RR Lyrae stars for which a good period estimate was possible. We also derive an estimate for the age of the cluster by fitting theoretical isochrones to our colour-magnitude diagram (CMD). Out of 13 stars previously catalogued as variables, we find that only 4 are bona fide variables. We detect two new RR Lyrae variables, and confirm two additional RR Lyrae candidates from the literature. We also detect four other new variables, including an eclipsing blue straggler system, and an SX Phoenicis star. This amounts to a total number of confirmed variable stars in M 30 of 12. We perform Fourier decomposition of the light curves of the RR Lyrae stars to derive cluster parameters using empirical relations. We find a cluster metallicity [Fe/H]_ZW_=-2.01+/-0.04, or [Fe/H]_UVES_=-2.11+/-0.06, and a distance of 8.32+/-0.20kpc (using RR0 variables), 8.10 kpc (using one RR1 variable), and 8.35+/-0.42kpc (using our SX Phoenicis star detection in M 30). Fitting isochrones to the CMD, we estimate an age of 13.0+/-1.0Gyr for M 30.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/528/A42
- Title:
- VRi light curves of the lensed QSO HE 0435-1223
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/528/A42
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present VRi photometric observations of the quadruply imaged quasar HE0435-1223, carried out with the Danish 1.54m telescope at the La Silla Observatory. Our aim was to monitor and study the magnitudes and colors of each lensed component as a function of time.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/783/35
- Title:
- VRI light curves of TT Her
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/783/35
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present new radial velocities and photometry of the short-period Algol TT Herculis. Previous attempts to model the light curves of the system have met with limited success, primarily because of the lack of a reliable mass ratio. Our spectroscopic observations are the first to result in radial velocities for the secondary star, and thus provide a spectroscopic mass ratio. Simultaneous analysis of the radial velocities and new photometry shows that the system is a double contact binary, with a rapidly rotating primary that fills its limiting lobe.