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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/153/231
- Title:
- BVR photometry of EPIC 211957146
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/153/231
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the multi-band photometric and spectroscopic study of an over-contact binary system, EPIC211957146. The light curves exhibit a variable O' Connell effect, confirmed from our observational data and the Kepler K2 data. The best photometric solution incorporating a dark spot over the primary component unveils that the system has a low-mass ratio (q~0.17) and a high inclination (i~85{deg}). To confirm the solution and constrain the uncertainty, Monte-Carlo simulations are performed and the results are reported. Based on the O-C diagram analysis, we see that the variable shows a period increase at the rate of dP/dt~1.06x10^-6^days/yr, which is higher than the theoretically predicted value. Presence of a third body having a period of ~16.23years is evident from the O-C diagram. No filled-in effect is observed in the H{alpha} line, while the effect is vividly present in the Na line. From the Kepler K2 data, we found that the primary and secondary minima exhibit an anti-correlated O-C variation followed by an erratic behavior. This is possibly caused by the longitudinal motion of the spot, and hence, we set a lower limit of ~40days for the spot modulation. We also observe a possibly associated photometric difference in the primary depth by comparing our light curves with Kepler K2 normalized light curves. This system has a low-mass ratio and a high fill-out factor, and, theoretically, such a physical configuration would lead to a merger.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/151/124
- Title:
- BVR photometry of IZ Mon and AR Dra
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/151/124
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present multi-color photometric observations for two neglected near-contact binaries, IZ Mon (P=0.77980^d^) and AR Dra (P=0.67584^d^). By the aid of the updated W-D analysis code, the photometric solutions were deduced from the multi-color light curves (LCs). IZ Mon is a semi-detached binary with a mass ratio of q=0.388(+/-0.002) , while AR Dra is a detached star with a mass ratio of q=0.652(+/-0.002). The asymmetric LCs of IZ Mon were modeled by a hot spot on the secondary's surface, which may be attributed to mass transfer from the primary. Based on all collected eclipse times for two systems, we constructed their timing residual curves. The orbital period for IZ Mon may be continuously decreasing at a rate of dP/dt=-2.06(+/-0.04)days/yr, which may result from mass and angular momentum loss from the central system. For AR Dra, there exists a cyclic variation with a period of P_3_=104.9(+/-2.9)yr due to light-time orbit effect via the presence of the third body, whose mass is more than 0.28(+/-0.02)M_{Sun}_. Finally, two near-contact binaries, IZ Mon and AR Dra, will evolve into contact binaries.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/422/407
- Title:
- BVR photometry of MS0302+17
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/422/407
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We investigate the supercluster MS0302+17 (ClG 0302+17, z~0.42) using weak lensing analysis and deep wide field BVR photometry with the CFH12K camera. Using (B-V) vs (V-R) evolution tracks we identify early-type members of the supercluster, and foreground ellipticals. We derive a R band catalogue of background galaxies for weak lensing analysis. We compute the correlation functions of light and mass and their cross-correlation and test if light traces mass on supercluster, cluster and galaxy scales. We show that the data are consistent with this assertion. The {zeta}-statistic applied in regions close to cluster centers and global correlation analyses over the whole field converge toward the simple relation M/L=300+/-30M_{sun}_/L_{sun}_ in the B band. This independently confirms the earlier results obtained by Kaiser (1998ApJ...498...26K). If we model dark matter halos around each early-type galaxy by a truncated isothermal sphere, we find that a linear relation M{prop.to}L still holds. In this case, the average halo truncation radius is s_*_<~200(h_70_)^-1^kpc close to clusters cores whereas it reaches a lower limit of ~300(h_70_)^-1^kpc at the periphery. This change of s_*_ as a function of radial distance may be interpreted as a result of tidal stripping of early type galaxies. Nevertheless the lack of information on the spatial distribution of late-type galaxies affects such conclusions concerning variations of s_*_. Though all the data at hand are clearly consistent with the assumption that mass is faithfully traced by light from early-type galaxies, we are not able to describe in detail the contribution of late type galaxies. We however found it to be small. Forthcoming wide surveys in UV, visible, and near infrared wavelengths will provide large enough samples to extend this analysis to late-type galaxies using photometric redshifts.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/132/1593
- Title:
- BVR photometry of NGC 4594 globular clusters
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/132/1593
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A detailed imaging analysis of the globular cluster (GC) system of the Sombrero galaxy (NGC 4594) has been accomplished using a six-image mosaic from the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys. The quality of the data is such that contamination by foreground stars and background galaxies is negligible for all but the faintest 5% of the GC luminosity function. This enables the study of an effectively pure sample of 659 GCs until ~2mag fainter than the turnover magnitude, which occurs at M^TOM^_V_=-7.60+/-0.06 for an assumed m-M=29.77. Two GC metallicity subpopulations are easily distinguishable, with the metal-poor subpopulation exhibiting a smaller intrinsic dispersion in color compared to the metal-rich subpopulation.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/143/108
- Title:
- B'V'R' photometry of the BL Lac object S5 0716+714
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/143/108
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results of our optical monitoring of the BL Lac object S5 0716+714 over seven nights in 2006 December. The monitoring was carried out simultaneously at three optical wavelengths with a novel photometric system. The object did not show large-amplitude internight variations during this period. Intranight variations were observed on four nights and probably on one more. Strong bluer-when-brighter chromatism was detected on both intranight and internight timescales. The intranight variation amplitude decreases in the wavelength sequence of B', R', and V'. Cross-correlation analyses revealed that the variability at the B' and V' bands leads that at the R' band by about 30 minutes on one night.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/PASP/121/699
- Title:
- BVR photometry of V343 Ori
- Short Name:
- J/PASP/121/699
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- BVR light curves of V343 Orionis were observed with the 85cm telescope at Xinglong Station of the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 2007 and 2008. Using the Wilson-Devinney program, the photometric solution of V343 Ori was first deduced from those observations. Photometric results indicated that V343 Ori is an A-subtype W Ursae Majoris binary, whose mass ratio and overcontact degree are q=0.253(+/-0.004) and f=86.9%(+/-2.1%), respectively.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/PASJ/65/1
- Title:
- BX Dra BVR differential light curves
- Short Name:
- J/PASJ/65/1
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- New CCD photometric observations of BX Dra were carried out on 26 nights during the period from 2009 April to 2010 June. The long-term photometric behaviors of the system are obtained from detailed studies of the period and light variations, based on historical data and our new observations.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/136/1039
- Title:
- CaII index of SMC red giant branch stars
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/136/1039
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present stellar metallicities derived from Ca II triplet spectroscopy in over 350 red giant branch stars in 13 fields distributed in different positions in the Small Magellanic Cloud, ranging from ~1{deg} to ~4{deg} from its center. In the innermost fields, the average metallicity is [Fe/H]~-1. This value decreases when we move away toward outermost regions. This is the first detection of a spectroscopic metallicity gradient in this galaxy. We show that the metallicity gradient is related to an age gradient, in the sense that more metal-rich stars, which are also younger, are concentrated in the central regions of the galaxy.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/563/A76
- Title:
- CaII triplet equivalent widths in 30 globulars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/563/A76
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- When they are established with sufficient precision, the ages, metallicities and kinematics of Galactic globular clusters (GGCs) can shed much light on the dynamical and chemical evolution of the Galactic halo and bulge. While the most fundamental way of determining GC abundances is by mean high-resolution spectroscopy, in practice this method is limited to only the brighter stars in the nearest and less reddened objects. This restriction has, over the years, led to the development of a large number of techniques that measure the overall abundance indirectly from parameters that correlate with overall metallicity. One of the most efficient methods is measuring of the equivalent width (EW) of the calcium II triplet (CaT) at {lambda}~~8500{AA} in red giants, which are corrected for the luminosity and temperature effects using the V magnitude differences from the horizontal branch (HB). We establish a similar method in the near-infrared (NIR), by combining the power of the differential magnitudes technique with the advantages of NIR photometry to minimize differential reddening effects. We used the Ks magnitude difference between the star and the reddest part of the HB (RHB) or of the red clump (RC) to generate reduced equivalent widths (rEW) from the previously presented datasets. Then we calibrated these rEW against three previously reported different metallicity scales; one of which we corrected using high-resolution spectroscopic metallicities.
