- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/126/1362
- Title:
- Century Survey Galactic Halo Project. I.
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/126/1362
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Century Survey Galactic Halo Project is a photometric and spectroscopic survey from which we select relatively blue stars (V-R<0.30mag) as probes of the Milky Way halo. The survey strip spans the range of Galactic latitude 35{deg}<b<88{deg}, allowing us to study the nature of populations of stars and their systematic motions as a function of Galactic latitude. One of our primary goals is to use blue horizontal-branch stars to trace potential star streams in the halo, and to test the hierarchical model for the formation of the Galaxy. In this paper we discuss spectroscopy and multipassband photometry for a sample of 764 blue stars in the Century Survey region. Our sample consists predominantly of A- and F-type stars. We describe our techniques for determination of radial velocities, effective temperatures, metallicities, and surface gravities. Based on these measurements, we derive distance estimates by comparison with a set of calibrated isochrones. We devote special attention to the classification of blue horizontal-branch stars, and compare the results obtained from the application of the techniques of Kinman et al. 1994, Cat. <J/AJ/108/1722>, Wilhelm et al. (1999, Cat. <J/AJ/117/2308>), and Clewley et al. (2002MNRAS.337...87C). We identify 55 blue horizontal-branch stars. Our large sample of stars also uncovers a number of unusual objects, including three carbon-enhanced stars, a late B-type star located 0.8kpc above the Galactic plane, and a DZ white dwarf.
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3292. Cep A X-Ray sources
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/626/272
- Title:
- Cep A X-Ray sources
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/626/272
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the discovery of X-rays from both components of Cepheus A, East and West, with the XMM-Newton observatory. HH 168 joins the ranks of other energetic Herbig-Haro objects that are sources of T>=10^6^K X-ray emission. We detect 102 X-ray sources, many presumed to be premain-sequence stars on the basis of the reddening of their optical and IR counterparts.
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/cepbob3oid
- Title:
- Cep B/OB3 Star-Forming Region Chandra Point Source Optical/IR IDs Catalog
- Short Name:
- CEPBOB3OID
- Date:
- 25 Apr 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- The Cepheus B (Cep B) molecular cloud and a portion of the nearby Cep OB3b OB association, one of the most active regions of star formation within 1 kpc, have been observed with the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) detector on board the Spitzer Space Telescope. The goals were to study protoplanetary disk evolution and processes of sequential triggered star formation in the region. Out of ~400 pre-main-sequence (PMS) stars selected with an earlier Chandra X-ray Observatory observation, ~95% are identified with mid-infrared sources and most of these are classified as diskless or disk-bearing stars. The discovery of the additional >200 IR-excess low-mass members gives a combined Chandra+Spitzer PMS sample that is almost complete down to 0.5 * M<sub>sun</sub> outside of the cloud, and somewhat above 1 * M<sub>sun</sub> in the cloud. The X-ray observations of the Cep B/Cep OB3b region and their data analysis are described in detail by Getman et al. (2006, <a href="https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/ftp/cats/J/ApJS/163/306">CDS Cat. J/ApJS/163/306</a>, HEASARC CEPBOB3CXO table). The 30 ks exposure was obtained on 2003 March 11.51-11.88 with the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) detector on board the Chandra X-ray Observatory as part of the ACIS Instrument Team's Guaranteed Time Observations (ObsId No. 3502, P.I.: G. Garmire). The mid-IR observation of Cep B and Cep OB3b was obtained on 2007 February 18 with the IRAC detector on the Spitzer Space Telescope in the 3.6, 4.5, 5.8, and 8.0 micron channels. This was a General Observer project (program identification No. 30361; P.I.: J. Wang). This table contains the optical and infrared counterpart information on the 431 X-ray sources detected by Chandra. It does not contain the 224 IR-excess objects which were not detected as X-ray sources (listed in Table 3 of the reference paper) that are thought to be additional low-mass members of this complex. This table was created by the HEASARC in August 2011 primarily based on <a href="https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/ftp/cats/J/ApJ/699/1454">CDS catalog J/ApJ/699/1454</a> files table.dat and table 2.dat which list the optical and infrared counterpart information on the 431 X-ray sources detected by Chandra. The names and positions of these X-ray sources were taken from the Getman et al. (2006, ApJS, 163, 306) Catalog, which is available as the HEASARC Browse table CEPBOB3CXO. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/cepbob3cxo
- Title:
- Cep B/OB3 Star-Forming Region Chandra X-Ray Point Source Catalog
- Short Name:
- CEPBOB3CXO
- Date:
- 25 Apr 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- This table contains the Cepheus B star formation region (the Cep B molecular cloud and the Cep OB3b OB association) Chandra X-Ray point source catalog. The Cepheus B (Cep B) molecular cloud and a portion of the nearby Cep OB3b OB association, one of the most active regions of star formation within 1 kpc, have been observed with the ACIS detector on board the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. 431 X-ray sources have been detected, of which 89% are confidently identified as clustered pre-main-sequence (PMS) stars. Two main results are obtained. First, the best census to date for the stellar population of the region has been made, with many members of two rich stellar clusters, the lightly obscured Cep OB3b association and the deeply embedded cluster in Cep B, whose existence was previously traced only by a handful of radio sources and T Tauri stars, being identified. Second, a discrepancy between the X-ray luminosity functions of the Cep OB3b and the Orion Nebula cluster has been found. This may be due to the different initial mass functions of the two regions (an excess of ~=0.3 M_solar stars) or different age distributions. Several other results are obtained. A diffuse X-ray component seen in the field is attributed to the integrated emission of unresolved low-mass PMS stars. The X-ray emission from HD 217086 (O7n), the principle ionizing source of the region, follows the standard model, involving many small shocks in an unmagnetized radiatively accelerated wind. X-ray source 294 joins a number of similar superflare PMS stars for which long magnetic structures may connect the protoplanetary disk to the stellar surface. The Chandra observation of Cep B and Cep OB3b was obtained on 2003 March 11.51-11.88 with the ACIS camera. Only results from the imaging array (ACIS-I) covering about 17' x 17' on the sky are considered here. The aim point of the array was 22 56 49.4 +62 39 55.6 (J2000.0 RA and Dec), and the satellite roll angle was 7.9 degrees. The total net exposure time was 30 ksec, with no background flaring or data losses. This table was created by the HEASARC in February 2007 based on the merger of electronic versions of tables 1, 2 and 3 from the above reference which were obtained from the ApJS website. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/156/171
- Title:
- Cepheid abund.: multiphase results & spatial gradients
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/156/171
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Parameters and abundances have been derived for 435 Cepheids based on an analysis of 1127 spectra. Results from five or more phases are available for 52 of the program stars. The latter set of stars span periods between 1.5 and 68 days. The parameters and abundances show excellent consistency across phase. For iron, the average range in the determined abundance is 0.11 from these 52 stars. For 163 stars with more than one phase available the average range is 0.07. The variation in effective temperature tracks well with phase, as does the total broadening velocity. The gravity and microturbulent velocity follow phase, but with less variation and regularity. Abundance gradients have been derived using Gaia DR2 (Cat. I/345) parallax data, as well as Bayesian distance estimates based upon Gaia DR2 from Bailer-Jones et al. (2018, Cat. I/347). The abundance gradient derived for iron is d[Fe/H]/dR=-0.05 dex/kpc, similar to gradients derived in previous studies.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/522/802
- Title:
- Cepheid calibration of SN 1989B in NGC 3627
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/522/802
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Repeated imaging observations have been made of NGC 3627 with the Hubble Space Telescope in 1997 - 1998 over an interval of 58 days. Images were obtained on 12 epochs in the F555W band and on five epochs in the F814W band. The galaxy hosted the prototypical, "Branch normal," type Ia supernova SN 1989B. A total of 83 variables have been found, of which 68 are definite Cepheid variables with periods ranging from 75 to 3.85 days. The dereddened distance modulus is determined to be (m-M)_o_=30.22{+/-}0.12 (internal uncertainty) using a subset of the Cepheid data whose reddening and error parameters are secure.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/885/161
- Title:
- 90 cepheid candidates nearby NGC 6814
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/885/161
- Date:
- 08 Mar 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a Cepheid-based distance to the nearby Seyfert galaxy NGC6814 from Hubble Space Telescope observations. We obtained F555W and F814W imaging over the course of 12 visits with logarithmic time spacing in 2013 August-October. We detected and made photometric measurements for 16469 unique sources across all images in both filters, from which we identify 90 excellent Cepheid candidates spanning a range of periods of 13-84days. We find evidence for incompleteness in the detection of candidates at periods <21days. Based on the analysis of Cepheid candidates above the incompleteness limit, we determine a distance modulus for NGC6814 relative to the LMC of {mu}_rel,LMC_=13.200_-0.031_^+0.031^mag. Adopting the recent constraint of the distance modulus to the LMC determined by Pietrzynski et al., we find m-M=31.677_-0.041_^+0.041^ which gives a distance of 21.65{+/-}0.41Mpc to NGC6814.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/619/A8
- Title:
- Cepheid period-luminosity-metallicity relation
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/619/A8
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We use parallax data from the Gaia second data release (GDR2), combined with parallax data based on HIPPARCOS and HST data, to derive the period-luminosity-metallicity (PLZ) relation for Galactic classical cepheids (CCs) in the V, K, and Wesenheit WVK bands. An initial sample of 452 CCs are extracted from the literature with spectroscopically derived iron abundances. Reddening values, classifications, pulsation periods, and mean V- and K-band magnitudes are taken from the literature. Based on nine CCs with a goodness-of-fit (GOF) statistic smaller than 8 and with an accurate non-Gaia parallax ({sigma}_{pi}_ comparable to that in GDR2), a parallax zero-point offset of -0.049+/-0.018mas is derived. Selecting a GOF statistic smaller than 8 removes about 40% of the sample most likely related due to binarity. Excluding first overtone and multi-mode cepheids and applying some other criteria reduces the sample to about 200 stars. The derived PL(Z) relations depend strongly on the parallax zero-point offset. The slope of the PL relation is found to be different from the relations in the LMC at the 3{sigma} level. Fixing the slope to the value found in the LMC leads to a distance modulus (DM) to the LMC of order 18.7mag, larger than the canonical distance. The canonical DM of around 18.5 mag would require a parallax zero-point offset of order -0.1mas. Given the strong correlation between zero point, period and metallicity dependence of the PL relation, and the parallax zero-point offset there is no evidence for a metallicity term in the PLZ relation. The GDR2 release does not allow us to improve on the current distance scale based on CCs. The value of and the uncertainty on the parallax zero-point offset leads to uncertainties of order 0.15mag on the distance scale. The parallax zero-point offset will need to be known at a level of 3{mu}as or better to have a 0.01mag or smaller effect on the zero point of the PL relation and the DM to the LMC.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/659/A167
- Title:
- Cepheid Period-Wesenheit-Metallicity relation
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/659/A167
- Date:
- 23 Mar 2022 15:18:20
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Classical Cepheids (DCEPs) represent a fundamental tool to calibrate the extragalactic distance scale. However, they are also powerful stellar population tracers, in the context of Galactic studies. The forthcoming Data Release 3 (DR3) of the Gaia mission will allow us to study with unprecedented detail the structure, the dynamics and the chemical properties of the Galactic disc, and in particular of the spiral arms, where most Galactic DCEPs reside. In this paper we aim at quantifying the metallicity dependence of the Galactic DCEPs Period-Wesenheit (PWZ) relation in the Gaia bands. We adopt a sample of 499 DCEPs with metal abundances from high-resolution spectroscopy, in conjunction with Gaia Early Data Release 3 parallaxes and photometry to calibrate a PWZ relation in the Gaia bands. We find a significant metallicity term, of the order of -0.5mag/dex, which is larger than the values measured in the NIR bands by different authors. Our best PWZ relation is W=(-5.988+/-0.018)-(3.176+/-0.044)(logP-1.0)-(0.520+/-0.090)[Fe/H]. We validate our PWZ relations by using the distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud as a benchmark, finding a very good agreement with the geometric distance provided by eclipsing binaries. As an additional test, we evaluate the metallicity gradient of the young Galactic disc, finding -0.0527+/-0.0022dex/kpc, in very good agreement with previous results.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/115/635
- Title:
- Cepheid radial velocities
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/115/635
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A catalog of Cepheid variables is used to probe the kinematics of the Galactic disk. Radial velocities are measured for eight distant Cepheids toward l=300{deg}; these new Cepheids provide a particularly good constraint on the distance to the Galactic center, R_0_. We model the disk with both an axisymmetric rotation curve and one with a weak elliptical component, and find evidence for an ellipticity of 0.043+/-0.016 near the Sun. Using these models, we derive R_0_=7.66+/-0.32kpc and v_circ_=237+/-12km/s. The distance to the Galactic center agrees well with recent determinations from the distribution of RR Lyrae variables and disfavors most models with large ellipticities at the solar orbit.
