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2481. Spectra of unusual optical transient SCP 06F6
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/690/1358
Title:
Spectra of unusual optical transient SCP 06F6
Short Name:
J/ApJ/690/1358
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present observations of SCP 06F6, an unusual optical transient discovered during the Hubble Space Telescope Cluster Supernova Survey. The transient brightened over a period of ~100 days, reached a peak magnitude of ~21.0 in both i_775_ and z_850_, and then declined over a similar timescale. There is no host galaxy or progenitor star detected at the location of the transient to a 3{sigma} upper limit of i_775_>=26.4 and z_850_>=26.1, giving a corresponding lower limit on the flux increase of a factor of ~120. Multiple spectra show five broad absorption bands between 4100{AA} and 6500{AA}, and a mostly featureless continuum longward of 6500{AA}. The shape of the light curve is inconsistent with microlensing. The transient's spectrum, in addition to being inconsistent with all known supernova types, does not match any spectrum in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey database. We suggest that the transient may be one of a new class.
2482. Spectra of wide companions to planet-host stars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/569/A120
Title:
Spectra of wide companions to planet-host stars
Short Name:
J/A+A/569/A120
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present the results of a search for wide companions to planet-host stars to improve our knowledge on their multiplicity at wide physical separations. We cross-matched approximately 6200 square degree area of the Southern sky imaged by the Visible Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) Hemisphere Survey (VHS) with the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) to look for wide common proper motion companions to known planet-host stars. We complemented our astrometric search with photometric criteria. We confirmed spectroscopically the co-moving nature of seven sources out of 16 companion candidates and discarded eight, while the remaining one stays as a candidate. Among these new wide companions to planet-host stars, we discovered a T4.5 dwarf companion at 6.3-arcmin (~9000AU) from HIP70849, a K7V star which hosts a 9 Jupiter mass planet with an eccentric orbit. We also report two new stellar M dwarf companions to one G and one metal-rich K star. We infer stellar and substellar binary frequencies for our complete sample of 37 targets of 5.4+/-3.8% and 2.7+/-2.7% (1 sigma confidence level), respectively, for projected physical separations larger than ~60-160AU assuming the range of distances of planet-host stars (24-75pc). These values are comparable to the frequencies of non planet-host stars. We find that the period-eccentricity trend holds with a lack of multiple systems with planets at large eccentricities (e>0.2) for periods less than 40-days. However, the lack of planets more massive than 2.5 Jupiter masses and short periods (<40-days) orbiting single stars is not so obvious due to recent discoveries by ground-based transit surveys and space missions.
2483. Spectra of W49 massives young stars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/589/A16
Title:
Spectra of W49 massives young stars
Short Name:
J/A+A/589/A16
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Massive stars form on different scales ranging from large, dispersed OB associations to compact, dense starburst clusters. The complex structure of regions of massive star formation, and the involved short timescales provide a challenge for our understanding of their birth and early evolution. As one of the most massive and luminous star- forming region in our Galaxy, W49 is the ideal place to study the formation of the most massive stars. By classifying the massive young stars deeply embedded into the molecular cloud of W49, we aim to investigate and trace the star formation history of this region. We analyse near-infrared K-band spectroscopic observations of W49 from LBT/LUCI combined with JHK images obtained with NTT/SOFI and LBT/LUCI. Based on JHK -band photometry and K-band spectroscopy the massive stars are placed in a Hertzsprung Russell diagram. By comparison with evolutionary models, their age and hence the star formation history of W49 can be investigated.
2484. Spectra of young nearby stars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/133/2524
Title:
Spectra of young nearby stars
Short Name:
J/AJ/133/2524
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present high-dispersion (R~16000) optical (3900-8700{AA}) spectra of 390 stars obtained with the Palomar 60inch telescope. The majority of stars observed are part of the Spitzer Legacy Science Program "The Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems." Through detailed analysis we determine stellar properties for this sample, including radial and rotational velocities, LiI{lambda}6708 and H{alpha} equivalent widths, the chromospheric activity index R'_HK_, and temperature- and gravity-sensitive line ratios. Several spectroscopic binaries are also identified. From our tabulations, we illustrate basic age- and rotation-related correlations among measured indices. One novel result is that CaII chromospheric emission appears to saturate at vsini values above ~30km/s, similar to the well-established saturation of X-rays that originate in the spatially separate coronal region.
2485. Spectra of young planetary nebulae
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/573/A65
Title:
Spectra of young planetary nebulae
Short Name:
J/A+A/573/A65
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The evolution of central stars of planetary nebulae was so far documented in just a few cases. However, spectra collected a few decades ago may provide a good reference for studying the evolution of central stars using the emission line fluxes of their nebulae. We investigated evolutionary changes of the [OIII] 5007{AA} line flux in the spectra of planetary nebulae. We compared nebular fluxes collected during a decade or longer. We used literature data and newly obtained spectra. A grid of Cloudy models was computed using existing evolutionary models, and the models were compared with the observations. An increase of the [OIII] 5007{AA} line flux is frequently observed in young planetary nebulae hosting H-rich central stars. The increasing nebular excitation is the response to the increasing temperature and hardening radiation of the central stars. We did not observe any changes in the nebular fluxes in the planetary nebulae hosting late-type Wolf-Rayet (WR) central stars. This may indicate a slower temperature evolution (which may stem from a different evolutionary status) of late-[WR] stars. In young planetary nebulae with H-rich central stars, the evolution can be followed using optical spectra collected during a decade or longer. The observed evolution of H-rich central stars is consistent with the predictions of the evolutionary models provided in the literature. Late-[WR] stars possibly follow a different evolutionary path.
2486. Spectrocopy of hot stars in galactic halo
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/103/267
Title:
Spectrocopy of hot stars in galactic halo
Short Name:
J/AJ/103/267
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The paper presents spectroscopy for 769 hot stars from the HK objective-prism/interference-filter survey of Beers et al. (1985), 193 of which have also available broadband UBV colors. When available, photometric information is used to obtain estimates of the surface temperature for degenerates and for O- and B-type subdwarfs, based on previously derived calibrations. Several extremely hot (T(eff) greater than 50,000 K) He-rich sdO stars are identified. Out of 769 stars in this sample, 551 are clearly identified on the basis of their Balmer line profiles as field horizontal-branch (FHB) or mid-to late-type A stars. The A stars exhibit rotation and line-of-sight dispersion consistent with membership in the galactic thick disk. The FHB stars exhibit kinematic properties which suggest a transition from thick disk to halo.
2487. Spectrographic study of Kiso UV-excess galaxies
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/285/1
Title:
Spectrographic study of Kiso UV-excess galaxies
Short Name:
J/A+A/285/1
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
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2488. Spectrophotometric Atlas of Galaxies
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/VII/141
Title:
Spectrophotometric Atlas of Galaxies
Short Name:
VII/141
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
This catalog contains 56 spectra: 55 galaxy spectra, and one night sky spectrum, which is included for users wishing to check for low-level spurious features in the galaxy spectra. The file "spectra.dat" contains a summary of the spectra. The user should consult the paper for details of the observations and a discussion of the limitations of the spectrophotometry. The spectra are integrated measurements made with apertures comparable to the diameters of the galaxies. The original spectra have been combined, rebinned to a common wavelength scale, and normalized in flux to unity at a reference wavelength of 555nm. An atmospheric extinction correction has been applied to the data, but otherwise they are not corrected for reddening, redshift, etc. The spectral range covered is 365-710 nm and the resolution is 5-8{AA}. Each spectrum consists in 1726 normalized flux values spaced each 2{AA}, stored as a file in the subdirectory "sp". Tests show that the spectrophotometry is accurate to the few percent level over small wavelength regions, and at the 10% level over the entire wavelength range. Although the data are useful for a variety of applications, the user should be forewarned that they may not be suitable for applications requiring precision colors over a long wavelength baseline (e.g., computation of K-corrections, some spectral synthesis applications).
2489. Spectrophotometric indices from galaxy bulges
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/366/68
Title:
Spectrophotometric indices from galaxy bulges
Short Name:
J/A+A/366/68
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We have measured Mg_2_, Fe5270 and Fe5335 spectrophotometric indices (LICK system) in the bulge of 89 galaxies, mostly spirals from the Heraudeau sample. The indices are reduced to a null velocity dispersion and normalized to an aperture of 0.2h^-1^kpc. The mean errors are 0.009 mag on Mg_2_, and 0.3{AA} on the iron indices. These measurements almost double the amount of similar data already available on spiral galaxies. Our data confirm the existence of the relation between Mg_2_ and sigma_0_, the central stellar velocity dispersion; and we find an even tighter relation between Mg_2_ and Vmaxrot, the maximum rotational velocity of the galaxy, deduced from HI observations. For the most massive bulges these correlations may be interpreted as a mass-metallicity relation. However, the presence of young stellar populations, traced by the detection of [OIII]{lambda}500.7nm emission, provides a clear evidence that age effects play a role. Since the contribution of the young population is anti-correlated with the mass of the galaxy, it continues the Mg_2_ vs. sigma_0_ relation toward the low sigma_0_ and globally increases its slope. We present also evidence for a new positive correlation between Fe indices and sigma_0_ and for a significant correlation between the line strength indices and the total or disk luminosity. We propose to model the whole sequence of bulges within the following framework: Bulges are composed of a primary population formed prior to the disk during the initial collapse and a secondary population formed along the evolution. The whole family of bulges can be classified in three classes: (A) The bulges dominated by a young population are generally small, have ionized gas, low velocity dispersion and low line strengths. (B) The bulges dominated by the primary population lie along the mass metallicity sequence defined for elliptical galaxies. (C) The bulges where the secondary population is significant are less Mg-overabundant than B-type bulges and deviate from the Mg_2_ vs. sigma_0_ relation of elliptical galaxies. The original data are available in Hypercat: http://www-obs.univ-lyon1.fr/hypercat The tables of measurements and the extracted 1D spectra are also available in the present archive set.
2490. Spectrophotometric parallaxes with linear models
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/158/147
Title:
Spectrophotometric parallaxes with linear models
Short Name:
J/AJ/158/147
Date:
07 Jan 2022 11:19:14
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
With contemporary infrared spectroscopic surveys like APO Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE), red-giant stars can be observed to distances and extinctions at which Gaia parallaxes are not highly informative. Yet the combination of effective temperature, surface gravity, composition, and age-all accessible through spectroscopy - determines a giant's luminosity. Therefore spectroscopy plus photometry should enable precise spectrophotometric distance estimates. Here we use the overlap of APOGEE, Gaia, the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), and the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) to train a data-driven model to predict parallaxes for red-giant branch stars with 0<logg=<2.2 (more luminous than the red clump). We employ (the exponentiation of) a linear function of APOGEE spectral pixel intensities and multiband photometry to predict parallax spectrophotometrically. The model training involves no logarithms or inverses of the Gaia parallaxes, and needs no cut on the Gaia parallax signal-to-noise ratio. It includes an L1 regularization to zero out the contributions of uninformative pixels. The training is performed with leave-out subsamples such that no star's astrometry is used even indirectly in its spectrophotometric parallax estimate. The model implicitly performs a reddening and extinction correction in its parallax prediction, without any explicit dust model. We assign to each star in the sample a new spectrophotometric parallax estimate; these parallaxes have uncertainties of less than 15%, depending on data quality, which is more precise than the Gaia parallax for the vast majority of targets, and certainly any stars more than a few kiloparsec distance. We obtain 10% distance estimates out to heliocentric distances of 20 kpc, and make global maps of the Milky Way's disk.

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