- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/156/227
- Title:
- Photometric observations of the K2-22 system
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/156/227
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present 45 ground-based photometric observations of the K2-22 system collected between 2016 December and 2017 May, which we use to investigate the evolution of the transit of the disintegrating planet K2-22b. Last observed in early 2015, in these new observations we recover the transit at multiple epochs and measure a typical depth of <1.5%. We find that the distribution of our measured transit depths is comparable to the range of depths measured in observations from 2014 and 2015. These new observations also support ongoing variability in the K2-22b transit shape and time, although the overall shallowness of the transit makes a detailed analysis of these transit parameters difficult. We find no strong evidence of wavelength-dependent transit depths for epochs where we have simultaneous coverage at multiple wavelengths, although our stacked Las Cumbres Observatory data collected over days-to-months timescales are suggestive of a deeper transit at blue wavelengths. We encourage continued high-precision photometric and spectroscopic monitoring of this system in order to further constrain the evolution timescale and to aid comparative studies with the other few known disintegrating planets.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/895/31
- Title:
- Photometric observations of Type II SN 2018ivc
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/895/31
- Date:
- 11 Mar 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the discovery and high-cadence follow-up observations of SN2018ivc, an unusual SNeII that exploded in NGC1068 (D=10.1Mpc). The light curve of SN2018ivc declines piecewise-linearly, changing slope frequently, with four clear slope changes in the first 30days of evolution. This rapidly changing light curve indicates that interaction between the circumstellar material and ejecta plays a significant role in the evolution. Circumstellar interaction is further supported by a strong X-ray detection. The spectra are rapidly evolving and dominated by hydrogen, helium, and calcium emission lines. We identify a rare high-velocity emission-line feature blueshifted at ~7800km/s (in H{alpha}, H{beta}, P{beta}, P{gamma}, HeI, and CaII), which is visible from day 18 until at least day 78 and could be evidence of an asymmetric progenitor or explosion. From the overall similarity between SN2018ivc and SN1996al, the H{alpha} equivalent width of its parent HII region, and constraints from pre-explosion archival Hubble Space Telescope images, we find that the progenitor of SN2018ivc could be as massive as 52 M{odot} but is more likely <12M{odot}. SN2018ivc demonstrates the importance of the early discovery and rapid follow-up observations of nearby supernovae to study the physics and progenitors of these cosmic explosions.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/702/403
- Title:
- Photometric observations of V1197 Orionis
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/702/403
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- V1197 Orionis light curves from a long-term observing program for red giant binaries show ellipsoidal variation of small amplitude in the V and R_C_ bands, although not clearly in U and B. Eclipses are not detected. All four bands show large irregular intrinsic variations, including fleeting quasi-periodicities identified by power spectra, that degrade analysis and may be caused by dynamical tides generated by orbital eccentricity. To deal with the absence of eclipses and consequent lack of astrophysical and geometrical information, direct use is made of the Hipparcos parallax distance while the V and R_C_ light curves and (older) radial velocity curves are analyzed simultaneously in terms of absolute flux. The red giant's temperature is estimated from new spectra. The dim companion has not been observed or discussed in the literature but most solutions find its mass to be well below that of the red giant. Solutions show red giant masses that are too low for evolution to the red giant stage within the age of the Galaxy, although that result is probably an artifact of the intrinsic brightness fluctuations.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/901/169
- Title:
- Photometric obs. & LAMOST sp. of 4 W UMa binaries
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/901/169
- Date:
- 22 Feb 2022 00:36:07
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present new photometric data and LAMOST spectra for the W UMa binaries UV Lyn, V781 Tau, NSVS 4484038, and 2MASS J15471055+5302107. The orbital and starspot parameters are obtained using the Wilson-Devinney program. Comparing the starspot parameters at different times, there are magnetic activities in these four binaries. The orbital period of UV Lyn is increasing at a rate of dP/dt=+8.9(5)x10^-8^d/yr, which maybe due to mass transfer from the less massive component to the more massive component (dM1/dt=-6.4x10^-8^M_{sun}_/yr). The period variation of 2MASSJ15471055+5302107 is also increasing at a rate of 6.0(4)x10^-7^d/yr, which can be explained by mass transfer from the less massive component to the more massive component (dM1/dt=-2.8x10^-7^M_{sun}_/yr). The period variation of V781 Tau presents the downward parabola superimposed the cyclic oscillation. The period of V781 Tau is decreasing (dP/dt=-3.2(4)x10^-8^d/yr), which can be explained by mass transfer from the more massive component to the less massive component (dM2/dt=-2.2x10^-8^M_{sun}_/yr). The cyclic oscillation may be due to the magnetic activity with a period of 30.8(5)yr rather than a third body. The period variation of NSVS4484038 also shows the cyclic oscillation, which could be explained by the magnetic activity with 10.8(1)yr or a black hole candidate. Interestingly, there is a depth variation between the light minimum times of NSVS 4484038, which may also be caused by stellar magnetic activity.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/704/548
- Title:
- Photometric properties of galaxies at z=4-6
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/704/548
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present new information on galaxies in the vicinity of luminous radio galaxies (RGs) and quasars at z~4, 5, and 6. These fields were previously found to contain overdensities of Lyman Break Galaxies (LBGs) or spectroscopic Ly{alpha} emitters (LAEs), which were interpreted as evidence for clusters-in-formation ("protoclusters"). We use Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer data to infer stellar masses from stellar synthesis models calibrated against the Millennium Run simulations, and contrast our results with large samples of LBGs in more average environments as probed by the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey (GOODS).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/871/233
- Title:
- Photometric redshifts in the EGOODS-North field
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/871/233
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present deep J- and H-band images in the extended Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey-North field covering an area of 0.22deg^2^. The observations were taken using WIRCam on the 3.6m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. Together with the reprocessed Ks-band image, the 5{sigma} limiting AB magnitudes (in 2" diameter apertures) are 24.7, 24.2, and 24.4 AB mag in the J, H, and Ks bands, respectively. We also release a multiband photometry and photometric redshift catalog containing 93598 sources. For non-X-ray sources, we obtained a photometric redshift accuracy {sigma}_NMAD_=0.036 with an outlier fraction {eta}=7.3%. For X-ray sources, which are mainly active galactic nuclei (AGNs), we cross-matched our catalog with the updated 2M-CDFN X-ray catalog from Xue+ (2016, J/ApJS/224/15) and found that 658 out of 683 X-ray sources have counterparts. GALEX UV data are included in the photometric redshift computation for the X-ray sources to give {sigma}_NMAD_=0.040 with {eta}=10.5%. Our approach yields more accurate photometric redshift estimates compared to previous works in this field. In particular, by adopting AGN-galaxy hybrid templates, our approach delivers photometric redshifts for the X-ray counterparts with fewer outliers compared to the 3D-Hubble Space Telescope catalog, which fit these sources with galaxy-only templates.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/215/27
- Title:
- Photometric redshifts in the Hawaii-HDF-N
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/215/27
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We derive photometric redshifts (z_phot_) for sources in the entire (~0.4deg^2^) Hawaii-Hubble Deep Field-North (H-HDF-N) field with the EAzY code, based on point-spread-function-matched photometry of 15 broad bands from the ultraviolet (U band) to mid-infrared (IRAC 4.5{mu}m). Our catalog consists of a total of 131678 sources. We evaluate the z_phot_ quality by comparing z_phot_with spectroscopic redshifts (z_spec_) when available, and find a value of normalized median absolute deviation {sigma}_NMAD_=0.029 and an outlier fraction of 5.5% (outliers are defined as sources having |z_phot_-z_spec_|/(1+z_spec_)>0.15) for non-X-ray sources. More specifically, we obtain {sigma}_NMAD_=0.024 with 2.7% outliers for sources brighter than R=23mag, {sigma}_NMAD_=0.035 with 7.4% outliers for sources fainter than R=23mag, {sigma}_NMAD_=0.026 with 3.9% outliers for sources having z<1, and {sigma}_NMAD_=0.034 with 9.0% outliers for sources having z>1. Our z_phot_ quality shows an overall improvement over an earlier z_phot_ work that focused only on the central H-HDF-N area. We also classify each object as a star or galaxy through template spectral energy distribution fitting and complementary morphological parameterization, resulting in 4959 stars and 126719 galaxies. Furthermore, we match our catalog with the 2Ms Chandra Deep Field-North main X-ray catalog. For the 462 matched non-stellar X-ray sources (281 having z_spec_), we improve their z_phot_ quality by adding three additional active galactic nucleus templates, achieving {sigma}_NMAD_=0.035 and an outlier fraction of 12.5%.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/187/560
- Title:
- Photometric redshifts of the 2Ms CDF-S
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/187/560
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present reliable multiwavelength identifications and high-quality photometric redshifts for the 462 X-ray sources in the ~2Ms Chandra Deep Field-South (CDF-S) survey (Cat. J/ApJS/179/19). Source identifications are carried out using deep optical-to-radio multiwavelength catalogs, and are then combined to create lists of primary and secondary counterparts for the X-ray sources. We identified reliable counterparts for 442 (95.7%) of the X-ray sources, with an expected false-match probability of ~6.2%; we also selected four additional likely counterparts. The majority of the other 16 X-ray sources appear to be off-nuclear sources, sources associated with galaxy groups and clusters, high-redshift active galactic nuclei (AGNs), or spurious X-ray sources. A likelihood-ratio method is used for source matching, which effectively reduces the false-match probability at faint magnitudes compared to a simple error-circle matching method. We construct a master photometric catalog for the identified X-ray sources including up to 42 bands of UV-to-infrared data, and then calculate their photometric redshifts (photo-z's). The typical photo-z accuracy is ~6%-7%.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/161/82
- Title:
- Photometric & spectroscopic obs. of TOI-954 and K2-329
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/161/82
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the discovery of two short-period Saturn-mass planets, one transiting the G subgiant TOI-954 (TIC44792534, V=10.343, T=9.78) observed in TESS sectors 4 and 5 and one transiting the G dwarf K2-329 (EPIC246193072, V=12.70, K=10.67) observed in K2 campaigns 12 and 19. We confirm and characterize these two planets with a variety of ground-based archival and follow-up observations, including photometry, reconnaissance spectroscopy, precise radial velocity, and high-resolution imaging. Combining all available data, we find that TOI-954b has a radius of 0.852_-0.062_^+0.053^R_Jup_ and a mass of 0.174_-0.017_^+0.018^M_Jup_ and is in a 3.68day orbit, while K2-329b has a radius of 0.774_-0.024_^+0.026^R_Jup_ and a mass of 0.260_-0.022_^+0.020^M_Jup_ and is in a 12.46day orbit. As TOI-954b is 30 times more irradiated than K2-329b but more or less the same size, these two planets provide an opportunity to test whether irradiation leads to inflation of Saturn-mass planets and contribute to future comparative studies that explore Saturn-mass planets at contrasting points in their lifetimes.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/158/175
- Title:
- Photometric & spectroscopic study of AF And in M31
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/158/175
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a photometric and spectroscopic analysis of the Hubble-Sandage variable star AF And in M31. The data have been taken under the Nainital Microlensing Survey during 1998-2002, and follow-up observations were carried out until 2011. During this period, photometric observations in Cousins R and I bands were obtained for 169 nights spanning about 5000 days. AF And showed a prominent outburst around 1999 mid-January, followed by a gradual decrease in brightness of about 1.5 mag in the next 3 yr with a declining rate of ~0.0015 mag/day, leading to a quiescent phase at the end of 2001. After lying low for about 9 yr, AF And again went through a secondary outburst phase in late 2010 with an amplitude of 0.44 mag, where it lasted for one year before fading back to its quiescent phase. Spectroscopic observations of AF And show prominent Balmer and He I emission lines along with the comparatively weaker Fe II and [Fe II] emissions. Asymmetric emission line profiles in its spectrum imply a mass-loss rate of about 2.2x10^-4^ M_{sun}_/yr through the stellar winds in the photosphere. Using spectral energy distribution fitting, we find a photospheric temperature of 33000+/-3000 K during the visual minimum. Using a weak P Cygni profile of the He I emission line, the wind terminal velocity for AF And is found to be around 280-300 km/s.
