- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/671/781
- Title:
- Red supergiants in Sct-Cru Galactic arm
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/671/781
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report on the unprecedented red supergiant (RSG) population of a massive young cluster, located at the base of the Scutum-Crux Galactic arm. We identify candidate cluster RSGs based on 2MASS photometry and medium-resolution spectroscopy. With follow-up high-resolution spectroscopy, we use CO band-head equivalent width and high-precision radial velocity measurements to identify a core grouping of 26 physically associated RSGs-the largest such cluster known to date.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/161/79
- Title:
- Red supergiant stars in M31 and M33
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/161/79
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We identify red supergiants (RSGs) in our spiral neighbors M31 and M33 using near-IR (NIR) photometry complete to a luminosity limit of logL/L{odot}=4.0. Our archival survey data cover 5{deg}^2^ of M31, and 3{deg}^2^ for M33, and are likely spatially complete for these massive stars. Gaia is used to remove foreground stars, after which the RSGs can be separated from asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars in the color-magnitude diagram. The photometry is used to derive effective temperatures and bolometric luminosities via MARCS stellar atmosphere models. The resulting H-R diagrams show superb agreement with the evolutionary tracks of the Geneva evolutionary group. Our census includes 6400 RSGs in M31 and 2850 RSGs in M33 within their Holmberg radii; by contrast, only a few hundred RSGs are known so far in the Milky Way. Our catalog serves as the basis for a study of the RSG binary frequency being published separately, as well as future studies relating to the evolution of massive stars. Here we use the matches between the NIR- selected RSGs and their optical counterparts to show that the apparent similarity in the reddening of OB stars in M31 and M33 is the result of Malmquist bias; the average extinction in M31 is likely higher than that of M33. As expected, the distribution of RSGs follows that of the spiral arms, while the much older AGB population is more uniformly spread across each galaxy's disk.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/727/53
- Title:
- Red supergiant stars in the LMC. I.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/727/53
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- From previous samples of red supergiants (RSGs) by various groups, 191 objects are assembled to compose a large sample of RSG candidates in LMC. For 189 of them, the identity as an RSG is verified by their brightness and color indexes in several near- and mid-infrared bands related to the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) JHKs bands and the Spitzer/IRAC and Spitzer/MIPS bands. From the visual time-series photometric observations by the ASAS and MACHO projects which cover nearly 8-10 years, the period and amplitude of light variation are analyzed carefully using both the phase dispersion minimization and Period04 (Lenz, 2004CoAst.144...41L) methods.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/754/35
- Title:
- Red supergiant stars in the SMC. II.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/754/35
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The characteristics of light variation of red supergiant (RSG) stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) are analyzed based on the nearly 8-10 year data collected by the ASAS and MACHO projects. The 126 identified RSGs are classified into five categories accordingly: 20 with poor photometry, 55 with no reliable period, 6 with semi-regular variation, 15 with a long secondary period (LSP) and distinguishable short period, and 30 with only an LSP. For the semi-regular variables and the LSP variables with distinguishable short period, the K_S_-band period-luminosity (P-L) relation is analyzed and compared with that of the Galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, and M33. It is found that the RSGs in these galaxies obey a similar P-L relation except for those in the Galaxy. In addition, the P-L relations in the infrared bands, namely, the 2MASS JHK_S_, Spitzer/IRAC, and Spitzer/MIPS 24 {mu}m bands, are derived with high reliability. The best P-L relation occurs in the Spitzer/IRAC [3.6] and [4.5] bands. Based on the comparison with the theoretical calculation of the P-L relation, the mode of pulsation of RSGs in the SMC is suggested to be the first-overtone radial mode.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/128/2965
- Title:
- Red variables in the NSVS
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/128/2965
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a catalog of 8678 slowly varying stars with near-infrared colors corresponding to the evolved asymptotic giant branch population. Objects were selected from the Northern Sky Variability Survey (NSVS, Wozniak et al., 2004AJ....127.2436W) covering the entire sky above declination {delta}=-38{deg} in a single unfiltered photometric band corresponding to a V-band magnitude range of ~8-15.5mag.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/JAVSO/37.169
- Title:
- Red variable stars in NSVS
- Short Name:
- J/other/JAVSO/37
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Candidate variable stars in the publicly available data of the Northern Sky Variability Survey (NSVS) were identified by data mining the 2MASS survey for entries that matched the following criteria: DE>20.000,(J-K)>1.2, and Jmag<7.000. A total of 1233 such stars were identified: 1 type M, 64 type M:, 26 type SR:, and 1142 type L:, with amplitudes between 0.3 magnitude and 3.4 magnitudes. Only stars not listed in the International Variable Star Index (VSX) at the time of submission or not identified as variable in Simbad have been included.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/600/A55
- Title:
- Refined Analysis of T-Cyg1-12664
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/600/A55
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The observational mass-radius relation of main sequence stars with masses between ~0.3 and 1.0M_{sun}_ reveals deviations between the stellar radii predicted by models and the observed radii of stars in detached binaries. We generate an accurate physical model of the low-mass eclipsing binary T-Cyg1-12664 in the Kepler mission field to measure the physical parameters of its components and to compare them with the prediction of theoretical stellar evolution models. We analyze the Kepler mission light curve of T-Cyg1-12664 to accurately measure the times and phases of the primary and secondary eclipse. In addition, we measure the rotational period of the primary component by analyzing the out-of-eclipse oscillations that are due to spots. We accurately constrain the effective temperature of the system using ground-based absolute photometry in B, V, R_C_, and I_C_. We also obtain and analyze VR_C_I_C_ differential light curves to measure the eccentricity and the orbital inclination of the system, and a precise Teff ratio. From the joint analysis of new radial velocities and those in the literature we measure the individual masses of the stars. Finally, we use the PHOEBE code to generate a physical model of the system.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/116/75
- Title:
- Region of the open cluster Tr 14
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/116/75
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present UBVRI CCD imaging photometry down to approximately V=19mag in the area of the very young open cluster Tr 14. Our results confirm the existence of an anomalous extinction law in the area if it is interpreted in terms of the UBVRI photometry. According to our analysis the cluster distance is d=3100 (V_0_-M_V_=12.50mag) and its age is 1.5+/-.5x10^6^y. We want to draw the attention on stars which, from the observed magnitude-spread at constant color, could be stars in an early stage of evolution. In that case, the observed spread leads to assume that the process of star formation in Tr 14 is continuous whereas, from pre-main sequence evolutionary tracks, a duration of about 5x10^6^y is deduced for it. The computation of the cluster initial mass function reveals a flat slop e even though it still compares to a Salpeter law. At the same time, we found a spatial variation of the cluster IMF, which could be explained by mass segregation in the star formation process. The cluster youth and its compact appearance seem to confirm that it is far from virial equilibrium. The observed tot al cluster mass is around 2000M_{sun}_ and its core contains about 40% of the total.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/709/159
- Title:
- Relative Ic photometry of WASP-17
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/709/159
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the discovery of the transiting giant planet WASP-17b, the least-dense planet currently known. It is 1.6 Saturn masses, but 1.5-2 Jupiter radii, giving a density of 6%-14% that of Jupiter. WASP-17b is in a 3.7 day orbit around a sub-solar metallicity, V=11.6, F6 star. Preliminary detection of the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect suggests that WASP-17b is in a retrograde orbit ({lambda}~-150{deg}), indicative of a violent history involving planet-planet or star-planet scattering. WASP-17b's bloated radius could be due to tidal heating resulting from recent or ongoing tidal circularization of an eccentric orbit, such as the highly eccentric orbits that typically result from scattering interactions. It will thus be important to determine more precisely the current orbital eccentricity by further high-precision radial velocity measurements or by timing the secondary eclipse, both to reduce the uncertainty on the planet's radius and to test tidal-heating models. Owing to its low surface gravity, WASP-17b's atmosphere has the largest scale height of any known planet, making it a good target for transmission spectroscopy.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/884/85
- Title:
- RELICS: Reionization Lensing Cluster Survey
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/884/85
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Large surveys of galaxy clusters with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and Spitzer, including the Cluster Lensing And Supernova survey with Hubble and the Frontier Fields, have demonstrated the power of strong gravitational lensing to efficiently deliver large samples of high-redshift galaxies. We extend this strategy through a wider, shallower survey named RELICS, the Reionization Lensing Cluster Survey, described here. Our 188-orbit Hubble Treasury Program observed 41 clusters at 0.182<=z<=0.972 with Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and WFC3/IR imaging spanning 0.4-1.7{mu}m. We selected 21 of the most massive clusters known based on Planck PSZ2 estimates and 20 additional clusters based on observed or inferred lensing strength. RELICS observed 46 WFC3/IR pointings (~200arcmin^2^) each with two orbits divided among four filters (F105W, F125W, F140W, and F160W) and ACS imaging as needed to achieve single-orbit depth in each of three filters (F435W, F606W, and F814W). As previously reported by Salmon+ (2020ApJ...889..189S), we discovered over 300 z~6-10 candidates, including the brightest z~6 candidates known, and the most distant spatially resolved lensed arc known at z~10. Spitzer IRAC imaging (945hr awarded, plus 100 archival, spanning 3.0-5.0{mu}m) has crucially enabled us to distinguish z~10 candidates from z~2 interlopers. For each cluster, two HST observing epochs were staggered by about a month, enabling us to discover 11 supernovae, including 3 lensed supernovae, which we followed up with 20 orbits from our program.
