- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/150/100
- Title:
- WISE YSO candidates near {sigma} and {lambda} Ori
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/150/100
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have conducted a sensitive search down to the hydrogen burning limit for unextincted stars over ~200 square degrees around Lambda Orionis and 20 square degrees around Sigma Orionis using the methodology of Koenig & Leisawitz (2014ApJ...791..131K; K14). From WISE and 2MASS data we identify 544 and 418 candidate young stellar objects (YSOs) in the vicinity of {lambda} and {sigma} respectively. Based on our followup spectroscopy for some candidates and the existing literature for others, we found that ~80% of the K14-selected candidates are probable or likely members of the Orion star-forming region. The yield from the photometric selection criteria shows that WISE sources with K_S_-w3>1.5mag and K_S_ between 10 and 12mag are most likely to show spectroscopic signs of youth, while WISE sources with K_S_-w3>4mag and K_s_>12 were often active galactic nuclei when followed up spectroscopically. The population of candidate YSOs traces known areas of active star formation, with a few new "hot spots" of activity near Lynds 1588 and 1589 and a more dispersed population of YSOs in the northern half of the HII region bubble around {sigma} and {epsilon} Ori. A minimal spanning tree analysis of the two regions to identify stellar groupings finds that roughly two-thirds of the YSO candidates in each region belong to groups of 5 or more members. The population of stars selected by WISE outside the MST groupings also contains spectroscopically verified YSOs, with a local stellar density as low as 0.5 stars per square degree.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/136/312
- Title:
- 2001-2006 WIYN binary stars speckle observations
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/136/312
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A total of 1067 speckle observations of 345 binary stars are presented. Of these, 161 are double stars first resolved by Hipparcos, 17 are resolved for the first time in the observations presented here, and 21 are stars previously discovered by our program and reported in earlier papers in the series. In 947 cases, a magnitude difference is reported along with the relative astrometry.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/148/51
- Title:
- WIYN Open Cluster. LXI. NGC 6819 photometry
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/148/51
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- NGC 6819 is a richly populated, older open cluster situated within the Kepler field. A CCD survey of the cluster on the uvbyCaH{beta} system, coupled with proper-motion membership, has been used to isolate 382 highly probable, single-star unevolved main-sequence members over a 20' field centered on the cluster. From 278 F dwarfs with high precision photometry in all indices, a mean reddening of E(b-y)=0.117+/-0.005 or E(B-V)=0.160+/-0.007 is derived, where the standard errors of the mean include both internal errors and the photometric zero-point uncertainty. With the reddening fixed, the metallicity derived from the same 278 stars is [Fe/H]=-0.116+/-0.101 from m_1_ and -0.055+/-0.033 from hk, for a weighted average of [Fe/H]=-0.06+/-0.04, where the quoted standard errors of the mean include the internal errors from the photometric scatter plus the uncertainty in the photometric zero points. If metallicity is derived using individual reddening values for each star to account for potential reddening variation across the face of the cluster, the analogous result is unchanged. The cluster members at the turnoff of the color-magnitude diagram are used to test and confirm the recently discovered variation in reddening across the face of the cluster, with a probable range in the variation of {Delta}E(B-V)=0.045+/-0.015. With the slightly higher reddening and lower [Fe/H] compared to commonly adopted values, isochrone fitting leads to an age of 2.3+/-0.2Gyr for an apparent modulus of (m-M)=12.40+/-0.12.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/146/43
- Title:
- WIYN open cluster study. LV. NGC 6819
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/146/43
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present proper motions and astrometric membership analysis for 15750 stars around the intermediate-age open cluster NGC 6819. The accuracy of relative proper motions for well-measured stars ranges from ~0.2mas/yr within 10' of the cluster center to 1.1mas/yr outside this radius. In the proper motion vector-point diagram, the separation between the cluster members and field stars is convincing down to V~18 and within 10' from the cluster center. The formal sum of membership probabilities indicates a total of ~2500 cluster members down to V~22. We confirm the cluster membership of several variable stars, including some eclipsing binaries. The estimated absolute proper motion of NGC 6819 is {mu}_x_^abs^=-2.6+/-0.5 and {mu}_y_^abs^=-4.2+/-0.5mas/yr. A cross-identification between the proper motion catalog and a list of X-ray sources in the field of NGC 6819 resulted in a number of new likely optical counterparts, including a candidate CV. For the first time we show that there is significant differential reddening toward NGC 6819.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/148/85
- Title:
- WIYN open cluster study. LXII. Photometry of M35
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/148/85
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The current generation of stellar isochrone models exhibits non-negligible discrepancies due to variations in the input physics. The success of each model is determined by how well it fits the observations, and this paper aims to disentangle contributions from the various physical inputs. New deep, wide-field optical and near-infrared photometry (UBVRIJHK_S_) of the cluster M35 is presented, against which several isochrone systems are compared: Padova, PARSEC, Dartmouth, and Y^2^. Two different atmosphere models are applied to each isochrone: ATLAS9 and BT-Settl. For any isochrone set and atmosphere model, observed data are accurately reproduced for all stars more massive than 0.7M_{sun}_. For stars less massive than 0.7M_{sun}_, Padova and PARSEC isochrones consistently produce higher temperatures than observed. Dartmouth and Y^2^ isochrones with BT-Settl atmospheres reproduce optical data accurately; however, they appear too blue in IR colors. It is speculated that molecular contributions to stellar spectra in the near-infrared may not be fully explored, and that future study may reconcile these differences.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/159/246
- Title:
- WIYN open cluster study. LXXX. Photometry of NGC 7142
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/159/246
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present UBVRI photometry of 8702 stars in a 0.5x0.5{deg} field in the direction of NGC7142, taken with the Half Degree Imager at the WIYN 0.9m telescope, to improve knowledge of this cluster's basic parameters. Our photometry spans the ranges 10.6-20.4mag in U, 10.6-22.0mag in B, 10.0-21.8mag in V, 9.2-20.7mag in R, and 8.5-19.9mag in I. Using color-color diagrams that employ all four color combinations that include U, versus B-V, we derive a reddening-metallicity relation for the cluster, with preferred values E(B-V)=0.338{+/-}0.031mag for the left-edge fiducial of the main sequence and [Fe/H]=0.0{+/-}0.1dex, where the Hyades cluster has been used as an unreddened reference cluster, the extinction relations of Cardelli have been employed, and the metallicity dependence of the Yonsei-Yale (Y^2^) isochrones has been assumed. Comparison of our data to the Y^2^ isochrones in multiple color-magnitude diagrams (CMDs) yields distance-metallicity and age-metallicity relations, with preferred values of m-M=12.65{+/-}0.23 mag and age=4.0_+1.3_^-0.7^Gyr. Re-evaluation of the parameters of M67 using Stetson's UBVI photometry yields [Fe/H]=-0.02{+/-}0.05dex, E(B-V)=0.04{+/-}0.01mag, m-M=9.75{+/-}0.03mag, and age=3.85{+/-}0.17Gyr; we thus find the metallicity and age of the two clusters to be indistinguishable. A semi-independent analysis adopting the parameters of M67 and shifting the fiducials of the two clusters in six CMDs until they match strongly corroborates the values listed above. The differences between our inferred parallaxes and the Gaia DR2 values are 87{+/-}60{mu}as for NGC7142 and 48{+/-}15{mu}as for M67, consistent with previous studies.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/139/205
- Title:
- 2007-2008 WIYN speckle observations of binaries
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/139/205
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Results of 974 speckle observations of 546 binary stars are presented. Observations were obtained at the WIYN 3.5m Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory during the time interval from 2007 January to 2008 June. In all cases, the relative separation and position angle of the components are measured, and the magnitude difference is determined in 809 cases. The precision of the results as judged from repeat observations and objects with very well-determined orbits is similar to previous papers in this series, namely ~3mas in separation and <1{deg} in position angle in most cases. Similarly, the photometric precision remains consistent with previous WIYN speckle data, on average ~0.1mag per observation. Six systems of special interest are discussed.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/143/10
- Title:
- 2008-2009 WIYN speckle observations of binaries. VII.
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/143/10
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Five hundred thirty-one speckle measures of binary stars are reported. These data were taken mainly during the period 2008 June through 2009 October at the WIYN 3.5m Telescope at Kitt Peak and represent the last data set of single-filter speckle observations taken in the WIYN speckle program prior to the use of the current two-channel speckle camera. The astrometric and photometric precision of these observations is consistent with previous papers in this series: we obtain a typical linear measurement uncertainty of approximately 2.5mas, and the magnitude differences reported have typical uncertainties in the range of 0.1-0.14mag. In combination with measures already in the literature, the data presented here permit the revision of the orbit of A 1634AB (= HIP 76041) and the first determination of visual orbital elements for HDS 1895 (= HIP 65982).
8219. W3 Main JHKs photometry
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/561/A12
- Title:
- W3 Main JHKs photometry
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/561/A12
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Embedded clusters like W3 Main are complex and dynamically evolving systems that represent an important phase in the star formation process. We aim to characterize of the entire stellar content of W3 Main in a statistical sense, which will then identify possible differences in evolutionary phase of the stellar populations and find clues about the formation mechanism of this massive embedded cluster. Deep JHKs imaging is used to derive the disk fraction, Ks-band luminosity functions, and mass functions for several subregions in W3 Main. A two-dimensional completeness analysis using artificial star experiments is applied as a crucial ingredient for assessing realistic completeness limits for our photometry. We find an overall disk fraction of 7.7+/-2.3%, radially varying from 9.4+/-3.0 in the central 1pc to 5.6+/-2.2% in the outer parts of W3 Main. The mass functions derived for three subregions are consistent with a Kroupa and Chabrier mass function. The mass function of IRSN3 is complete down to 0.14M_{sun}_ and shows a break at M~0.5M_{sun}_. We interpret the higher disk fraction in the center as evidence that the cluster center is younger. We find that the evolutionary sequence observed in the low-mass stellar population is consistent with the observed age spread among the massive stars. An analysis of the mass function variations does not show evidence of mass segregation. W3 Main is currently still actively forming stars, showing that the ionizing feedback of OB stars is confined to small areas (~0.5pc). The FUV feedback might be influencing large regions of the cluster as suggested by the low overall disk fraction.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/624/A63
- Title:
- W51 OB stars NIR spectroscopy
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/624/A63
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The interplay between the formation of stars, stellar feedback and cloud properties strongly influences the star formation history of giant molecular clouds. The formation of massive stars leads to a variety of stellar clusters, ranging from low stellar density OB associations to dense, gravitationally bound starburst clusters. We aimed at identifying the massive stellar content and reconstructing the star formation history of the W51 giant molecular cloud. We performed near-infrared imaging and K-band spectroscopy of the massive stars in W51. We analysed the stellar populations using colour-magnitude and colour-colour diagrams and compared the properties of the spectroscopically identified stars with stellar evolution models. We derive the ages of the different sub-clusters in W51 and, based on our spectroscopy derive an age for W51 of 3Myrs or less. The age of the P Cygni star LS1 and the presence of two still forming proto- clusters suggests that the star formation history of W51 is more complex than a single burst. We did not find evidence for triggered star formation and we concluded that the star formation in W51 is multi seeded. We finally concluded that W51 is a OB association where different sub-clusters form over a time span of at least 3-5Myrs.
