- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/509/A70
- Title:
- Study of an eclipsing binary in M31
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/509/A70
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The cosmic distance scale largely depends on distance determinations to galaxies of the Local Group. In this sense, the Andromeda galaxy (M31) is a key rung to better constrain the cosmic distance ladder. A project was started in 1999 to firmly establish a direct and accurate distance to M31 using eclipsing binaries (EBs). After the determination of the first direct distance to M31 from EBs, the second direct distance to an EB system is presented: M31V J00443610+4129194. Light and radial velocity curves were obtained and fitted to derive the masses and radii of the components. The acquired spectra were combined and disentangled to determine the temperature of the components. The analysis of the studied EB resulted in a distance determination to M31 of (m-M)0=24.30+/-0.11mag. This result, when combined with the previous distance determination to M31, results in a distance modulus of (m-M)0=24.36+/-0.08mag (744+/-33kpc), fully compatible with other distance determinations to M31. With an error of only project.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/659/1176
- Title:
- Study of bars in 180 spiral galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/659/1176
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Critical insights on galaxy evolution stem from the study of bars. With the advent of HST surveys that trace bars in the rest-frame optical out to z~1, it is critical to provide a reference baseline for bars at z~0 in the optical band. We present results on bars at z~0 in the optical and NIR based on 180 spirals from OSUBSGS (Eskridge et al., 2002, Cat. J/ApJS/143/73).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/414/3699
- Title:
- Study of hot stellar systems and galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/414/3699
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a complete picture of dynamically hot stellar systems, ranging from faint galaxies and star clusters of only a few hundred solar masses up to giant elliptical galaxies, in particular including large samples of compact elliptical galaxies (cEs), ultra-compact dwarf galaxies (UCDs), dwarf elliptical galaxies (dEs) of nearby galaxy clusters, and Local Group ultra-faint dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs). For all those stellar systems we show the effective radius-luminosity, effective radius-stellar mass, and effective mass surface density-stellar mass plane.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/Ap/54.147
- Title:
- Study of 230 IRAS-FSC galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/other/Ap/54.14
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- From the cross-correlation of the IRAS FSC catalog with the radio FIRST catalog, 230 infrared galaxies were selected having optical classifications and redshifts from SDSS and NED. To understand the nature of these objects we have compared them with a sample of bright ULIRGs with fluxes f>1Jy at 60-micron and with 14 optically faint IRAS FSC galaxies, showing that IRAS galaxies are not always strong infrared sources. We also have calibrated Star Formation Rates based on luminosities of the PAH feature at 7.7-micron and 1.4GHz radio flux densities, which confirmed the consistency between these two SFRs. We have estimated the extinction for our 230 objects using SFRs calibrated from the PAH feature compared to ultraviolet flux, which shows that only 1% of the ultraviolet continuum typically escapes extinction by dust within a starburst. As our 230 galaxies have no spectra available from Spitzer Space Telescope (SST) archive, to estimate the infrared flux at 7.7 (for SB galaxies) or 8.0 (for AGN and composite) micron, we have used the median ratios of the IRAS fluxes at 25-micron to fluxes at 7.7 or 8.0-micron estimated for each 41.0<logL(IR)<41.9, 42.0<logL(IR)<42.9, 43.0<logL(IR)<43.9, 44.0<logL(IR)<44.9, and 45.0<logL(IR)<45.9 luminosity bins, using objects having spectra from SST archive.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/ChA+A/34.367
- Title:
- Study of PGC-54-like galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/other/ChA+A/34
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- With the improved Peng's method, we have made the image processing and spiral arm fitting of the newly released spiral galactic images of Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), and obtained the equivalent thicknesses of galactic disks, as well as the tangential angles of spiral arms of 73 spiral galaxies. These physical quantities are very important for future studies on the properties of spiral galaxies.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/439/1648
- Title:
- Subarcsecond mid-infrared atlas of local AGN
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/439/1648
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the first subarcsecond-resolution mid-infrared (MIR) atlas of local active galactic nuclei (AGN). Our atlas contains 253 AGN with a median redshift of z=0.016, and includes all publicly available MIR imaging performed to date with ground-based 8-m class telescopes, a total of 895 independent measurements. Of these, more than 60% are published here for the first time. We detect extended nuclear emission in at least 21% of the objects, while another 19% appear clearly point-like, and the remaining objects cannot be constrained. Where present, elongated nuclear emission aligns with the ionization cones in Seyferts. Subarcsecond resolution allows us to isolate the AGN emission on scales of a few tens of parsecs and to obtain nuclear photometry in multiple filters for the objects. Median spectral energy distributions (SEDs) for the different optical AGN types are constructed and individual MIR 12 and 18um continuum luminosities are computed. These range over more than six orders of magnitude. In comparison to the arcsecond-scale MIR emission as probed by Spitzer, the continuum emission is much lower on subarcsecond scales in many cases. The silicate feature strength is similar on both scales and generally appears in emission (absorption) in type I (II) AGN. However, the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emission appears weaker or absent on subarcsecond scales. The differences of the MIR SEDs on both scales are particularly large for AGN/starburst composites and close-by (and weak) AGN. The nucleus dominates over the total emission of the galaxy only at luminosities >~10^44^erg/s. The AGN MIR atlas is well suited not only for detailed investigation of individual sources but also for statistical studies of AGN unification.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/225/11
- Title:
- Subaru-UDGs in the Coma cluster
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/225/11
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a catalog of ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) in the Coma cluster. UDGs are a subset of low surface brightness (SB) galaxies with very large effective radii defined by van Dokkum et al. (2015ApJ...798L..45V). We surveyed the Subaru data archive for deep Suprime-Cam/Subaru R-band images, and used data covering the 1.7x2.7{deg} region of the Coma cluster. The data are ~1 magnitude deeper than the data of van Dokkum et al. in limiting SB. This paper explains the details of our sample selection procedure. This UDG catalog includes positions, magnitudes, effective radii, mean and central SBs, and colors (when available). Comparisons with previous galaxy catalogs in the literature are performed, and we show that the current catalog is the largest for UDGs. We also discuss that most of the UDGs are members of the Coma cluster, and the major axis of the UDGs tends to align toward the cluster center (radial alignment).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/176/1
- Title:
- Subaru/XMM-Newton deep survey (SXDS). II.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/176/1
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present multi-wave band optical imaging data obtained from observations of the Subaru/XMM-Newton Deep Survey (SXDS). The survey field, centered at RA=02:18:00, DE=-05:00:00, has been the focus of a wide range of multiwavelength observing programs spanning from X-ray to radio wavelengths. A large part of the optical imaging observations are carried out with Suprime-Cam on Subaru Telescope at Mauna Kea in the course of Subaru Telescope "Observatory Projects".
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/644/A85
- Title:
- Sub-milliarcsecond imaging of 3C111
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/644/A85
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Flares in radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are thought to be associated with the injection of fresh plasma into the compact jet base. Such flares are usually strongest and appear earlier at shorter radio wavelengths. Hence, very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) at millimeter (mm)-wavelengths is the best-suited technique for studying the earliest structural changes of compact jets associated with emission flares. Aims. We study the morphological changes of the parsec-scale jet in the nearby (z=0.049) gamma-ray bright radio galaxy 3C 111 following a flare that developed into a major radio outburst in 2007. We analyse three successive observations of 3C 111 at 86 GHz with the Global mm-VLBI Array (GMVA) between 2007 and 2008 which yield a very high angular resolution of ~45 muas. In addition, we make use of single-dish radio flux density measurements from the F-GAMMA and POLAMI programmes, archival single-dish and VLBI data. We resolve the flare into multiple plasma components with a distinct morphology resembling a bend in an otherwise remarkably straight jet. The flare-associated features move with apparent velocities of ~4.0c to ~4.5c and can be traced also at lower frequencies in later epochs. Near the base of the jet, we find two bright features with high brightness temperatures up to ~10^11^K, which we associate with the core and a stationary feature in the jet. The flare led to multiple new jet components indicative of a dynamic modulation during the ejection. We interpret the bend-like feature as a direct result of the outburst which makes it possible to trace the transverse structure of the jet. In this scenario, the components follow different paths in the jet stream consistent with expectations for a spine-sheath structure, which is not seen during intermediate levels of activity. The possibility of coordinated multiwavelength observations during a future bright radio flare in 3C 111 makes this source an excellent target for probing the radio-gamma-ray connection.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/543/A161
- Title:
- Submillimetre obs. of 323 HRS nearby galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/543/A161
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Herschel Reference Survey (HRS) is a guaranteed time Herschel key project aimed at studying the physical properties of the interstellar medium in galaxies of the nearby universe. This volume limited, K-band selected sample is composed of galaxies spanning the whole range of morphological types (from ellipticals to late-type spirals) and environments (from the field to the centre of the Virgo Cluster). We present flux density measurements of the whole sample of 323 galaxies of the HRS in the three bands of the Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver (SPIRE), at 250um, 350um and 500um. Aperture photometry is performed on extended galaxies and point spread function (PSF) fitting on timeline data for unresolved objects; we carefully estimate errors and upper limits. The flux densities are found to be in good agreement with those of the HeViCS and KINGFISH key projects in all SPIRE bands, and of the Planck consortium at 350um and 550um, for the galaxies in common. This submillimetre catalogue of nearby galaxies is a benchmark for the study of the dust properties in the local universe, giving the zero redshift reference for any cosmological survey.