- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/155/215
- Title:
- Speckle interferometry of red dwarf stars
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/155/215
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report high-resolution optical speckle observations of 336 M dwarfs, which results in 113 measurements of the relative position of 80 systems and 256 other stars with no indications of duplicity. These are the first measurements for two of the systems. We also present the earliest measurements of relative position for 17 others. We include orbits for six of the systems, two revised and four reported for the first time. For one of the systems with a new orbit, G 161-7, we determine masses of 0.156+/-0.011 and 0.1175+/-0.0079 M_{sun}_ for the A and B components, respectively. All six of these new calculated orbits have short periods (between five and 38 years) and hold the promise of deriving accurate masses in the near future. For many other pairs we can establish their nature as physical or chance alignment, depending on their relative motion. Of the 80 systems, 32 have calculated orbits, 25 others are physical pairs, four are optical pairs, and 19 are currently unknown.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/814/92
- Title:
- Spitzer IRAC events observed in crowded fields
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/814/92
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We develop a new photometry algorithm that is optimized for the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) Spitzer time series in crowded fields and that is particularly adapted to faint or heavily blended targets. We apply this to the 170 targets from the 2015 Spitzer microlensing campaign and present the results of three variants of this algorithm in an online catalog. We present detailed accounts of the application of this algorithm to two difficult cases, one very faint and the other very crowded. Several of Spitzer's instrumental characteristics that drive the specific features of this algorithm are shared by Kepler and WFIRST, implying that these features may prove to be a useful starting point for algorithms designed for microlensing campaigns by these other missions.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/639/A134
- Title:
- The large TNO 2002 TC302
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/639/A134
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- On 28th January 2018, the large Trans-Neptunian Object 2002 TC_302_ occulted a m_v_~15.3 star with designation 593-005847 in the UCAC4 stellar catalog, corresponding to Gaia source 130957813463146112. Twelve positive occultation chords were obtained from Italy, France, Slovenia and Switzerland. Also, four negative detections were obtained near the north and south limbs. This represents the best observed stellar occultation by a TNO other than Pluto in terms of the number of chords published thus far. From the twelve chords, an accurate elliptical fit to the instantaneous projection of the body can be obtained, compatible with the near misses. The resulting ellipse has major and minor axes of 543+/-18km and 460+/-11km, respectively, with a position angle of 3+/-1 degrees for the minor axis. This information, combined with rotational light curves obtained with the 1.5-m telescope at Sierra Nevada Observatory and the 1.23-m telescope at Calar Alto observatory, allows us to derive possible three-dimensional shapes and density estimations for the body based on hydrostatic equilibrium assumptions. The effective diameter in equivalent area is around 84km smaller than the radiometrically derived diameter using thermal data from Herschel and Spitzer Space Telescopes. This might indicate the existence of an unresolved satellite of up to ~300km in diameter, to account for all the thermal flux, although the occultation and thermal diameters are compatible within their error bars given the considerable uncertainty of the thermal results. The existence of a potential satellite also appears to be consistent with other ground-based data presented here. From the effective occultation diameter combined with absolute magnitude measurements we derive a geometric albedo of 0.147+/-0.005, which would be somewhat smaller if 2002 TC_302_ has a satellite. The best occultation light curves do not show any signs of ring features or any signatures of a global atmosphere.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/153/147
- Title:
- The orbits of Jupiter's irregular satellites
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/153/147
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report on the improved ephemerides for the irregular Jovian satellites. We used a combination of numerically integrated equations of motion and a weighted least-squares algorithm to fit the astrometric measurements. The orbital fits for 59 satellites are summarized in terms of state vectors, post-fit residuals, and mean orbital elements. The current data set appears to be sensitive to the mass of Himalia, which is constrained to the range of GM=0.13-0.28 km^3^/s^2^. Here, GM is the product of the Newtonian constant of gravitation, G and the body's mass, M. Our analysis of the orbital uncertainties indicates that 11 out of 59 satellites are lost owing to short data arcs. The lost satellites hold provisional International Astronomical Union (IAU) designations and will likely need to be rediscovered.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/324/366
- Title:
- Theory of motion & ephemerides of Hyperion
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/324/366
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- In this paper, we present a new theory of motion for Hyperion, defined like in TASS1.6 for the other Saturn's satellites (Vienne & Duriez, 1995A&A...297..588V), by the osculating saturnicentric orbital elements referred to the equatorial plane of Saturn and to the node of this plane in the mean ecliptic for J2000.0. These elements are expressed as semi-numerical trigonometric series in which the argument of each term is given as an integer combination of 7 natural fundamental arguments (Table 3). These series (Tables 4 to 7) collect all the perturbations caused by Titan on the orbital elements of Hyperion, whose amplitudes are larger than 1km in the long-period terms and than 5km in the short-period ones. Taking also account of the perturbations from other satellites and Sun (Table 8), these series have been fitted to 8136 Earth-based observations of Hyperion in the interval [1874-1985]. The resulting series allows to produce new ephemerides for Hyperion, which have been compared to those previously given by Taylor (1992A&A...265..825T): Using the same set of observations and the same way to weight them, the root mean square (o-c) residual of the present theory is 0.156-arcseconds while the ephemerides of Taylor gives 0.203-arcseconds.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/658/A109
- Title:
- The SkyMapper DR3 SSOs
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/658/A109
- Date:
- 22 Feb 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The populations of small bodies of the Solar System (asteroids, comets, and Kuiper Belt objects) are used to constrain the origin and evolution of the Solar System. Their orbital distribution and composition distribution are both required to track the dynamical pathway from their formation regions to their current locations. We aim to increase the sample of Solar System objects (SSOs) that have multifilter photometry and compositional taxonomy. Methods. We searched for moving objects in the SkyMapper Southern Survey. We used the predicted SSO positions to extract photometry and astrometry from the SkyMapper frames. We then applied a suite of filters to clean the catalog from false-positive detections. We finally used the near-simultaneous photometry to assign a taxonomic class to objects. We release a catalog of 880,528 individual observations, consisting of 205515 known and unique SSOs. The catalog completeness is estimated to be about 97% down to V=18mag and the purity is higher than 95% for known SSOs. The near-simultaneous photometry provides either three, two, or a single color that we use to classify 117356 SSOs with a scheme consistent with the widely used Bus-DeMeo taxonomy. The present catalog contributes significantly to the sample of asteroids with known surface properties (about 40% of main-belt asteroids down to an absolute magnitude of 16). We will release more observations of SSOs with future SkyMapper data releases.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/428/1656
- Title:
- Time of minima of HD 181068
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/428/1656
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- HD 181068 is the brighter of the two known triply eclipsing hierarchical triple stars in the Kepler field. It has been continuously observed for more than 2yr with the Kepler space telescope. Of the nine quarters of the data, three have been obtained in short-cadence mode, that is one point per 58.9s. Here we analyse this unique data set to determine absolute physical parameters (most importantly the masses and radii) and full orbital configuration using a sophisticated novel approach. We measure eclipse timing variations (ETVs), which are then combined with the single-lined radial velocity measurements to yield masses in a manner equivalent to double-lined spectroscopic binaries. We have also developed a new light-curve synthesis code that is used to model the triple, mutual eclipses and the effects of the changing tidal field on the stellar surface and the relativistic Doppler beaming. By combining the stellar masses from the ETV study with the simultaneous light-curve analysis we determine the absolute radii of the three stars. Our results indicate that the close and the wide subsystems revolve in almost exactly coplanar and prograde orbits. The newly determined parameters draw a consistent picture of the system with such details that have been beyond reach before.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/PASP/133/H4201
- Title:
- Times of maxima for 23 delta Scuti stars
- Short Name:
- J/PASP/133/H4201
- Date:
- 17 Jan 2022 00:25:09
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The multi-color CCD photometric study of 27 delta Scuti stars is presented. By using approximately three years of photometric observations, we obtained the times of maxima and magnitude changes during the observation time interval for each star. The ephemeris of our delta Scuti star was calculated based on the Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method using the observed times of maxima and the period of star' oscillations. We used the Gaia EDR3 parallaxes to calculate the luminosities and also the absolute magnitudes of these delta Scuti stars. The fundamental physical parameters of all studied stars, such as mass and radius, were estimated. We determined the pulsation modes of the stars based on the pulsation constants. Moreover, the period-luminosity relation of delta Scuti stars was investigated and discussed. Then, by using a machine learning classification, new P-L relations for fundamental and overtone modes are presented.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/558/A71
- Title:
- Times of minima for 1SWASP J234401.81-212229.1
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/558/A71
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report our investigation of 1SWASP J234401.81-212229.1, a variable with a 18461.6s period. After identification in a 2011 search of the SuperWASP archive for main-sequence eclipsing binary candidates near the distribution's short-period limit of ~0.20d, it was measured to be undergoing rapid period decrease in our earlier work, though later observations supported a cyclic variation in period length. Spectroscopic data obtained in 2012 with the Southern African Large Telescope did not, however, support the interpretation of the object as a normal eclipsing binary. Here, we consider three possible explanations consistent with the data: a single-star oblique rotator model in which variability results from stable cool spots on opposite magnetic poles; a two-star model in which the secondary is a brown dwarf; and a three-star model involving a low-mass eclipsing binary in a hierarchical triple system. We conclude that the latter is the most likely model.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/157/174
- Title:
- Transiting planets in Kepler-47 circumbinary system
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/157/174
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Of the nine confirmed transiting circumbinary planet systems, only Kepler-47 is known to contain more than one planet. Kepler-47 b (the "inner planet") has an orbital period of 49.5 days and a radius of about 3 R_{Earth}_. Kepler-47 c (the "outer planet") has an orbital period of 303.2 days and a radius of about 4.7 R_{Earth}_. Here we report the discovery of a third planet, Kepler-47 d (the "middle planet"), which has an orbital period of 187.4 days and a radius of about 7 R_{Earth}_. The presence of the middle planet allows us to place much better constraints on the masses of all three planets, where the 1{sigma} ranges are less than 26 M_{Earth}_, between 7-43 M_{Earth}_, and between 2-5 M_{Earth}_ for the inner, middle, and outer planets, respectively. The middle and outer planets have low bulk densities, with {rho}_middle_<0.68 g/cm^3^ and {rho}_outer_<0.26 g/cm^3^ at the 1{sigma} level. The two outer planets are "tightly packed", assuming the nominal masses, meaning no other planet could stably orbit between them. All of the orbits have low eccentricities and are nearly coplanar, disfavoring violent scattering scenarios and suggesting gentle migration in the protoplanetary disk.
