- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/515/A56
- Title:
- NGC 346/N66 JHKs photometry
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/515/A56
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The emission nebula N66 is the brightest HII Region in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), with the stellar association NGC 346 located in its center. The youthfulness of the region NGC 346/N66 is well documented by studies of the gas and dust emission, and the detection in the optical of a rich sample of pre-main sequence (PMS) stars, and in the mid- and far-IR of Young Stellar Objects (YSOs). However, there is a lack of a comprehensive study of this region in the near-IR that will bridge the previous surveys. We perform a photometric analysis on deep, seeing-limited near-IR VLT images of the region NGC 346/N66 and a nearby control field of the SMC in order to locate the centers of active high- and intermediate-mass star formation through the identification of near-IR bright objects as candidate stellar sources under formation. We use archived imaging data obtained with the high-resolution camera ISAAC at VLT of NGC 346/N66 and we construct the near-IR color-magnitude (CMD) and color-color diagrams (C-CD) of all detected sources. We investigate the nature of all stellar populations in the observed CMDs, and we identify all stellar sources that show significant near-IR excess emission in the observed C-CD. We select, thus, the best candidates for being young stellar sources. Results. Based on their near-IR colors we select 263 candidate young stellar sources. This sample comprises a variety of objects such as intermediate-mass PMS and Herbig Ae/Be stars and possibly massive YSOs, providing original near-IR colors for them. The spatial distribution of the selected candidate sources shows that they are located along the dusty filamentary structures of N66 seen in mid- and far-IR dust emission and agrees very well with that of previously detected candidate YSOs and PMS stars.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/527/A77
- Title:
- NGC 1893 optical and NIR photometry
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/527/A77
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Different environmental conditions can play a crucial role in determining final products of the star formation process and in this context, less favorable activities of star formation are expected in the external regions of our Galaxy. We studied the properties of the young open cluster NGC 1893 located about 12kpc from the galactic center, to investigate how different physical conditions can affect the process of star formation. By adopting a multiwavelength approach, we compiled a catalog extending from X-rays to NIR data to derive the cluster membership. In addition, optical and NIR photometric properties are used to evaluate the cluster parameters. We find 415 diskless candidate members plus 1061 young stellar objects with a circumstellar disk or class II candidate members, 125 of which are also H{alpha} emitters. Considering the diskless candidate members, we find that the cluster distance is 3.6+/-0.2kpc and the mean interstellar reddening is E(B-V)=0.6+/-0.1 with evidence of differential reddening in the whole surveyed region. NGC 1893 contains a conspicuous population of pre-main sequence stars together with the well studied main sequence cluster population; we found a disk fraction of about 70% similar to that found in clusters of similar age in the solar neighbor and then, despite expected unfavorable conditions for star formation, we conclude that very rich young clusters can form also in the outer regions of our Galaxy.
4423. NGC 3516 optical flare
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/638/A13
- Title:
- NGC 3516 optical flare
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/638/A13
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present observations from the short-term intensive optical campaign (from September 2019 to January 2020) of the changing-look Seyfert NGC 3516. This active galactic nucleus is known to have strong optical variability and has changed its type in the past. It has been in the low-activity state in the optical since 2013, with some rebrightening from the end of 2015 to the beginning of 2016, after which it remained dormant. We aim to study the photometric and spectral variability of NGC 3516 from the new observations in U- and B-bands and examine the profiles of the optical broad emission lines in order to demonstrate that this object may be entering a new state of activity. NGC 3516 has been monitored intensively for the past 4 months with an automated telescope in U and B filters, enabling accurate photometry of 0.01 precision. Spectral observations were triggered when an increase in brightness was spotted. We support our analysis of past-episodes of violent variability with the UV and X-ray long-term light curves constructed from the archival Swift/UVOT and Swift/XRT data. An increase of the photometric magnitude is seen in both U and B filters to a maximum amplitude of 0.25mag and 0.11mag, respectively. During the flare, we observe stronger forbidden high-ionization iron lines ([FeVII] and [FeX]) than reported before, as well as the complex broad H{alpha} and H{beta} lines. This is especially seen in H{alpha}, which appears to be double-peaked. It seems that a very broad component of ~10000km/s in width in the Balmer lines is appearing. The trends in the optical, UV, and X-ray light curves are similar, with the amplitudes of variability being significantly larger in the case of UV and X-ray bands. The increase of the continuum emission, the variability of the coronal lines, and the very broad component in the Balmer lines may indicate that the AGN of NGC 3516 is finally leaving the low-activity state in which it has been for the last ~3 years.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/322/460
- Title:
- NGC 3680 photometry and radial velocities
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/322/460
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Based on new, accurate photometry, radial velocities, and proper motions for the intermediate-age open cluster NGC 3680, we identify individual single and binary cluster members and field stars in the colour-magnitude diagram (CMD). This basic step turns out to be crucial for a proper understanding of the cluster CMD: ~60% of the stars are found to be field stars, and over 50% of the cluster stars are binaries. No bona fide cluster star is found more than 1.5mag below the turnoff, and cluster stars below 1.4M_{sun}_ are only found in binary systems. The total present mass of NGC 3680 is ~100M_{sun}_, excluding any as yet unseen stellar remnants, and its half-mass radius is 3.3' (1.2pc). Comparison with plausible IMFs indicates that only ~3% of the original stars and <~10% of the mass now survive, ~30% of the initial mass being in the form of massive stars that have now completed their evolution, and ~60% in low-mass stars which may now be located in a distant cluster halo or perhaps have been lost entirely. The single main-sequence cluster members form an extremely tight sequence in the CMD, with E_(b-y)_=0.034 and [Fe/H]=+0.11. A direct fit to the Hyades main sequence yields (m-M)_0_=10.5+/-0.2 for NGC 3680. Isochrones from several stellar models have been fit to the cluster sequence. When based on consistent uvby colour transformations and the above cluster parameters, these fits are very stable and show that standard models are not acceptable for stars with the turnoff mass of NGC 3680. Overshooting models perform much better, but further refinement of the overshooting formalism seems to be needed. The age derived for NGC 3680 is 1.45+/-0.3Gyr. The limiting factor in a precise comparison of theory and observations is now the transformation from theoretical to observed parameters, particularly (broad-band) colours.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/476/2813
- Title:
- NGC 2282 photometry of variable stars
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/476/2813
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report here CCD I-band time series photometry of a young (2-5Myr) cluster NGC 2282, in order to identify and understand the variability of pre-main-sequence (PMS) stars. The I-band photometry, down to ~20.5mag, enables us to probe the variability towards the lower mass end (~0.1M_{sun}_) of PMS stars. From the light curves of 1627 stars, we identified 62 new photometric variable candidates. Their association with the region was established from H{alpha} emission and infrared (IR) excess. Among 62 variables, 30 young variables exhibit H{alpha} emission, near-IR (NIR)/mid-IR (MIR) excess or both and are candidate members of the cluster. Out of 62 variables, 41 are periodic variables, with a rotation rate ranging from 0.2-7d. The period distribution exhibits a median period at ~1d, as in many young clusters (e.g. NGC 2264, ONC, etc.), but it follows a unimodal distribution, unlike others that have bimodality, with slow rotators peaking at ~6-8d. To investigate the rotation-disc and variability-disc connection, we derived the NIR excess from {Delta}(I-K) and the MIR excess from Spitzer [3.6]-[4.5]um data. No conclusive evidence of slow rotation with the presence of discs around stars and fast rotation for discless stars is obtained from our periodic variables. A clear increasing trend of the variability amplitude with IR excess is found for all variables.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/602/685
- Title:
- NGC 5128 planetary nebulae
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/602/685
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The halos of elliptical galaxies are faint and difficult to explore, but they contain vital clues to both structure and formation. We present the results of an imaging and spectroscopic survey for planetary nebulae (PNe) in the nearby elliptical NGC 5128. We extend the work of Hui and coworkers (Cat. <J/ApJ/449/592>) well into the halo of the galaxy - out to distances of 100 and 50kpc along the major and minor axes. We now know of 1141 PNe in NGC 5128, 780 of which are confirmed. Of these 780 PNe, 349 are new from this survey, and 148 are at radii beyond 20kpc. PNe exist at distances up to 80kpc (~15r_e_), showing that the stellar halo extends to the limit of our data.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/614/A147
- Title:
- NGC 2070 point sources radial velocities
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/614/A147
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We introduce VLT-MUSE observations of the central 2'x2' (30x30pc) of the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The observations provide an unprecedented spectroscopic census of the massive stars and ionised gas in the vicinity of R136, the young, dense star cluster located in NGC 2070, at the heart of the richest star-forming region in the Local Group. Spectrophotometry and radial-velocity estimates of the nebular gas (superimposed on the stellar spectra) are provided for 2255 point sources extracted from the MUSE datacubes, and we present estimates of stellar radial velocities for 270 early-type stars (finding an average systemic velocity of 271+/-41km/s). We present an extinction map constructed from the nebular Balmer lines, with electron densities and temperatures estimated from intensity ratios of the [SII], [NII], and [SIII] lines. The interstellar medium, as traced by H{alpha} and [NII] {lambda}6583, provides new insights in regions where stars are probably forming. The gas kinematics are complex, but with a clear bi-modal, blue- and red-shifted distribution compared to the systemic velocity of the gas centred on R136. Interesting point-like sources are also seen in the eastern cavity, western shell, and around R136; these might be related to phenomena such as runaway stars, jets, formation of new stars, or the interaction of the gas with the population of Wolf-Rayet stars. Closer inspection of the core reveals red-shifted material surrounding the strongest X-ray sources, although we are unable to investigate the kinematics in detail as the stars are spatially unresolved in the MUSE data. Further papers in this series will discuss the detailed stellar content of NGC 2070 and its integrated stellar and nebular properties.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/507/227
- Title:
- NGC 7129 pre-main sequence stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/507/227
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The reflection nebula NGC 7129 has long been known to be a site of recent star formation as shown, e.g., by the presence of deeply embedded protostars and HH objects. However, studies of the stellar population produced in the star formation process have remained rudimentary. A major step forward has been made with recent Spitzer imaging of the region. This study represents the next step towards a systematic assessment of the pre-main sequence population in NGC 7129. Completeness of the pre-main sequence sample is necessary for studying key features that allow the star-forming process to be understood, such as disk evolution, dynamical evolution, and mass function. At a presumed age of ~3Myr, NGC 7129 is in the critical range where disks around young stars disappear.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/PAZh/36/354
- Title:
- NGC 6866 proper motions and CCD photometry
- Short Name:
- J/PAZh/36/354
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results of our comprehensive study of the Galactic open star cluster NGC 6866. The positions of stars in the investigated region have been obtained with the "Fantasy "automatic measuring machine from 10 plates of the normal astrograph at the Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory. The size of the investigated field is 40x40arcmin^2^, the limiting magnitude is B<=16.6mag, and the maximum epoch difference is 79yr. For 1202 field stars we have determined the relative proper motions with a rms error of 0.5mas/yr. Out of them 413 stars may be considered cluster members with a probability P>70% according to the astrometric criterion. Photometric diagrams have been used as an additional criterion. We have performed two-color BV CCD photometry of stars with the Pulkovo ZA-320M mirror astrograph. The U magnitudes from the literature have also been used to construct the two-color diagrams. A total of 267 stars have turned out to be members of NGC 6866 according to the two criteria. We present refined physical parameters of the cluster and its age estimate (5.6x10^8^yr). The cluster membership of red and blue giants, variable, double, and multiple stars is considered. We have found an almost complete coincidence of the positions of one of the stars in the region (a cluster nonmember) and a soft X-ray source in the ROSAT catalog. The "Fantasy " automatic measuring machine is described in the Appendix. DOI:10.1134/S106377371005004X
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/372/L41
- Title:
- NGC 2068/2071 protoclusters
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/372/L41
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report on a wide-field submillimeter continuum survey of the NGC 2068/2071 protoclusters in the Orion B cloud complex. We used the SCUBA bolometer array on JCMT to map a 32'x18' region in size (~4pcx2pc) at 850 and 450 microns. Our survey shows that the dense cores mapped in CS(2-1) by Lada et al. (1991ApJ...368..432L) and labelled with LBS numbers break up into 82 small-scale (~5000AU) fragments. The latter include 70 starless condensations, believed to be the immediate progenitors of accreting protostars, and 5 circumstellar envelopes/disks around protostars. The nature of the 7 remaining cloud fragments is unclear because their dust continuum emission is largely contaminated by line emission.
