- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/779/L6
- Title:
- 3D kinematic observations of stars in Galactic Centre
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/779/L6
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present three-dimensional (3D) kinematic observations of stars within the central 0.5pc of the Milky Way (MW) nuclear star cluster (NSC) using adaptive optics imaging and spectroscopy from the Keck telescopes. Recent observations have shown that the cluster has a shallower surface density profile than expected for a dynamically relaxed cusp, leading to important implications for its formation and evolution. However, the true 3D profile of the cluster is unknown due to the difficulty in de-projecting the stellar number counts. Here, we use spherical Jeans modeling of individual proper motions and radial velocities to constrain, for the first time, the de-projected spatial density profile, cluster velocity anisotropy, black hole mass (M_BH_), and distance to the Galactic center (R_0_) simultaneously. We find that the inner stellar density profile of the late-type stars, {rho}(r){prop.to}r^-{gamma}^, have a power law slope {gamma}=0.05_-0.60^+0.29^, much more shallow than the frequently assumed Bahcall-Wolf slope of {gamma}=7/4. The measured slope will significantly affect dynamical predictions involving the cluster, such as the dynamical friction time scale. The cluster core must be larger than 0.5 pc, which disfavors some scenarios for its origin. Our measurement of M_BH_=5.76_-1.26_^+1.76^x10^6^M_{sun}_ and R_0_=8.92_-0.55_^+0.58^kpc is consistent with that derived from stellar orbits within 1" of Sgr A*. When combined with the orbit of S0-2, the uncertainty on R_0_ is reduced by 30% (8.46_-0.38_^+0.42^kpc). We suggest that the MW NSC can be used in the future in combination with stellar orbits to significantly improve constraints on R_0_.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/397/350
- Title:
- DM Cyg BVIc light curves
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/397/350
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- DM Cyg, a fundamental mode RRab star, was observed in the 2007 and 2008 seasons in the framework of the Konkoly Blazhko Survey. Very small amplitude light-curve modulation was detected with 10.57d modulation period. The maximum brightness and phase variations do not exceed 0.07mag and 7min, respectively. In spite of the very small amplitude of the modulation, beside the frequency triplets characterizing the Fourier spectrum of the light curve, two quintuplet components were also identified. The accuracy and the good phase coverage of our observations made it possible to analyse the light curves at different phases of the modulation separately.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/650/A157
- Title:
- Dolidze 25 Chandra/ACIS-I X-ray sources
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/650/A157
- Date:
- 22 Feb 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The dispersal of protoplanetary disks sets the timescale available for planets to assemble, and thus it is one of the fundamental parameters in theories of planetary formation. Disk dispersal is determined by several properties of the central star, the disk itself, and the surrounding environment. In particular, the metallicity of disks may impact their evolution, even if to date controversial results exist: in low-metallicity clusters disks seem to rapidly disperse, while in the Magellanic Clouds some evidence supports the existence of accreting disks few tens of Myrs old. In this paper we study the dispersal timescale of disks in Dolidze 25, the young cluster in proximity of the Sun with lowest metallicity, with the aim of understanding whether disk evolution is impacted by the low-metallicity of the cluster. We have analyzed Chandra/ACIS-I observations of the cluster and combined the resulting source catalog with existing optical and infrared catalogs of the region. We selected the disk-bearing population in a 1 degree circular region centered on Dolidze~25 from criteria based on infrared colors, and the disk-less population within a smaller central region among the X-ray sources with OIR counterpart. In both cases, criteria are applied to discard contaminating sources in the foreground/background. We have derived stellar parameters from isochrones fitted to color-magnitude diagrams. We derived a disk fraction of about 34% and a median age of the cluster of 1.2Myrs. To minimize the impact of incompleteness and spatial inhomogeneity of the list of members, we restricted this calculation to stars in a magnitude range where our selection of cluster members is fairly complete and by adopting different cuts in stellar masses. By comparing this estimate with existing estimates of the disk fraction of clusters younger than 10Myrs, our study suggests that the disk fraction of Dolidze 25 is lower than what is expected from its age alone. Even if our results are not conclusive given the intrinsic uncertainty on stellar ages estimated from isochrones fitting to color-magnitude diagrams, we suggest that disk evolution in Dolidze 25 may be impacted by the environment. Given the poor O star population and low stellar density of the cluster, it is more likely that disks dispersal timescale is dictated more by the low metallicity of the cluster rather than external photoevaporation or dynamical encounters.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/464/641
- Title:
- Double stars CCD photometry and astrometry. III
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/464/641
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Recent CCD observations were performed in the period 1998-2004 for a large sample of visual double and multiple stars selected from the Hipparcos Catalogue (Cat. <I/239>) and/or from the Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars (Cat. <V/70>). Accurate astrometric and photometric data allowing us to characterise the individual components are provided. These data are compared to Hipparcos data or to data from an older epoch to assess the nature of the observed systems. We simultaneously apply a Moffat-Lorentz profile with a similar shape to all detected components and adjust the profile parameters from which we obtain the relative astrometric position (epoch, position angle, angular separation) as well as differential multi-colour photometry (filters (B)VRI).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/II/234
- Title:
- Draft EIS Colour Catalog
- Short Name:
- II/234
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This is a DRAFT multicolour catalogue resulting from the multi- passband ESO Imaging Survey (EIS, see J/A+A/379/740) in the direction of the Chandra Deep Field South (CDF-S), located at RA=03h32m, Dec=-27{deg}48'. The observations were conducted at the ESO/MPG 2.2 m telescope at La Silla using the 8kx8k Wide-Field Imager (WFI).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/158/82
- Title:
- DS Andromedae radial velocity & photometric data
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/158/82
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Wilson-Devinney program has been used to analyze well-calibrated photometric and new radial velocity data to determine the properties and distance of DS Andromedae, a 1.01 day period, double-lined, totally eclipsing binary system of early-F spectral type and a likely member of the intermediate-age open cluster NGC 752. The determinations of many of the system elements including the distance are robust against modest changes in model assumptions. Third light is present in all passbands at the 10% level. The weighted means of the best-fitting model yield a distance of 477+/-4+/-12 pc, equivalent to (m-M)_0_=8.390+/-0.018+/-0.060 mag, and masses of 1.655+/-0.003+/-0.030 M_Sun_ and 1.087+/-0.005+/-0.040 M_Sun_, radii of 2.086+/-0.003+/-0.013 and 1.255+/-0.005+/-0.012 R_Sun_, and effective temperatures 7056+/-21+/-140 R_Sun_ and 5971+/-33+/-130 K, for components 1 and 2, respectively, where the formal internal uncertainties are followed by conservatively estimated systematic errors. Possible but less satisfactory semidetached models produce more parameter variations and larger mean residuals. The primary star is seen to be at or very close to the main-sequence turnoff at an age of 1.55+/-0.05 Gyr but appears to be too small for its mass, whereas the secondary appears to be too luminous for its temperature and too large for its mass compared to models of single stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/800/51
- Title:
- DUSTiNGS II. Metal-poor dusty AGB stars
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/800/51
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The DUSTiNGS survey (DUST in Nearby Galaxies with Spitzer) is a 3.6 and 4.5{mu}m imaging survey of 50 nearby dwarf galaxies designed to identify dust-producing asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars and massive stars. Using two epochs, spaced approximately six months apart, we identify a total of 526 dusty variable AGB stars (sometimes called "extreme" or x-AGB stars; [3.6]-[4.5]>0.1mag). Of these, 111 are in galaxies with [Fe/H]<-1.5 and 12 are in galaxies with [Fe/H]<-2.0, making them the most metal-poor dust-producing AGB stars known. We compare these identifications to those in the literature and find that most are newly discovered large-amplitude variables, with the exception of {approx}30 stars in NGC185 and NGC147, 1 star in IC1613, and 1 star in Phoenix. The chemical abundances of the x-AGB variables are unknown, but the low metallicities suggest that they are more likely to be carbon-rich than oxygen-rich and comparisons with existing optical and near-IR photometry confirm that 70 of the x-AGB variables are confirmed or likely carbon stars. We see an increase in the pulsation amplitude with increased dust production, supporting previous studies suggesting that dust production and pulsation are linked. We find no strong evidence linking dust production with metallicity, indicating that dust can form in very metal-poor environments.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/216/10
- Title:
- DUSTiNGS. I. The Good Source Catalog
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/216/10
- Date:
- 22 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Nearby resolved dwarf galaxies provide excellent opportunities for studying the dust-producing late stages of stellar evolution over a wide range of metallicity (-2.7<~[Fe/H]<~-1.0). Here, we describe DUSTiNGS (DUST in Nearby Galaxies with Spitzer): a 3.6 and 4.5{mu}m post-cryogen Spitzer Space Telescope imaging survey of 50 dwarf galaxies within 1.5Mpc that is designed to identify dust-producing asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars and massive stars. The survey includes 37 dwarf spheroidal, 8 dwarf irregular, and 5 transition-type galaxies. This near-complete sample allows for the building of statistics on these rare phases of stellar evolution over the full metallicity range. The photometry is >75% complete at the tip of the red giant branch for all targeted galaxies, with the exception of the crowded inner regions of IC 10, NGC 185, and NGC 147. This photometric depth ensures that the majority of the dust-producing stars, including the thermally pulsing AGB stars, are detected in each galaxy. The images map each galaxy to at least twice the half-light radius to ensure that the entire evolved star population is included and to facilitate the statistical subtraction of background and foreground contamination, which is severe at these wavelengths. In this overview, we describe the survey, the data products, and preliminary results. We show evidence for the presence of dust-producing AGB stars in eight of the targeted galaxies, with metallicities as low as [Fe/H]=-1.9, suggesting that dust production occurs even at low metallicity.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/851/152
- Title:
- DUSTiNGS. IV. AGB spectral types with HST
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/851/152
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The survey for DUST in Nearby Galaxies with Spitzer (DUSTiNGS) identified several candidate Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars in nearby dwarf galaxies and showed that dust can form even in very metal-poor systems (Z~0.008Z_{sun}_). Here, we present a follow-up survey with WFC3/IR on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), using filters that are capable of distinguishing carbon-rich (C-type) stars from oxygen-rich (M-type) stars: F127M, F139M, and F153M. We include six star-forming DUSTiNGS galaxies (NGC147, IC10, Pegasus dIrr, SextansB, SextansA, and Sag DIG), all more metal-poor than the Magellanic Clouds and spanning 1dex in metallicity. We double the number of dusty AGB stars known in these galaxies and find that most are carbon rich. We also find 26 dusty M-type stars, mostly in IC 10. Given the large dust excess and tight spatial distribution of these M-type stars, they are most likely on the upper end of the AGB mass range (stars undergoing Hot Bottom Burning). Theoretical models do not predict significant dust production in metal-poor M-type stars, but we see evidence for dust excess around M-type stars even in the most metal-poor galaxies in our sample (12+log(O/H)=7.26-7.50). The low metallicities and inferred high stellar masses (up to ~10M_{sun}_) suggest that AGB stars can produce dust very early in the evolution of galaxies (~30Myr after they form), and may contribute significantly to the dust reservoirs seen in high-redshift galaxies.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/108/621
- Title:
- Dust in Sb and Sc K-band
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/108/621
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- (no description available)
