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1031. Dwarf galaxies in Fornax cluster from NGFS
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/813/L15
Title:
Dwarf galaxies in Fornax cluster from NGFS
Short Name:
J/ApJ/813/L15
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We report the discovery of 158 previously undetected dwarf galaxies in the Fornax cluster central regions using a deep coadded u-, g-, and i-band image obtained with the Dark Energy Camera wide-field camera mounted on the 4-m Blanco telescope at the Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory as part of the Next Generation Fornax Survey (NGFS). The new dwarf galaxies have quasi-exponential light profiles, effective radii 0.1<r_e_<2.8kpc, and average effective surface brightness values 22.0<{mu}_i_<28.0mag/arcsec2. We confirm the existence of ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) in the Fornax core regions that resemble counterparts recently discovered in the Virgo and Coma galaxy clusters. We also find extremely low surface brightness NGFS dwarfs, which are several magnitudes fainter than the classical UDGs. The faintest dwarf candidate in our NGFS sample has an absolute magnitude of M_i_=-8.0mag. The nucleation fraction of the NGFS dwarf galaxy sample appears to decrease as a function of their total luminosity, reaching from a nucleation fraction of >75% at luminosities brighter than M_i_~=-15.0mag to 0% at luminosities fainter than M_i_~=-10.0mag. The two-point correlation function analysis of the NGFS dwarf sample shows an excess on length scales below ~100 kpc, pointing to the clustering of dwarf galaxies in the Fornax cluster core.
1032. Dwarf novae characterization using SDSS colors
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/PASJ/64/63
Title:
Dwarf novae characterization using SDSS colors
Short Name:
J/PASJ/64/63
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We have developed a method for estimating the orbital periods of dwarf novae from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) colors in quiescence using an artificial neural network. For typical objects below the period gap with sufficient photometric accuracy, we were able to estimate the orbital periods with accuracy to a 1{sigma} error of 22%. The error of the estimation is worse for systems with longer orbital periods. We have also developed a neural-network-based method for categorical classification. This method has proven to be efficient in classifying objects into three categories (WZ Sge type, SU UMa type, and SS Cyg/Z Cam type), and works for very faint objects to a limit of g=21mag. Using this method, we have investigated the distribution of the orbital periods of dwarf novae from a modern transient survey (Catalina Real-Time Survey).
1033. DX Eri variability
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/309/787
Title:
DX Eri variability
Short Name:
J/A+A/309/787
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present results of nearly simultaneous monitoring of uvby light and HeI667.81nm line-profile variations of the equatorial Be star DX Eri in November 1991. They are analysed along with numerous uvby photometry in the period 1986-1995.
1034. Dynamical study of wide pairs of stars from WDS
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/PAZh/34/446
Title:
Dynamical study of wide pairs of stars from WDS
Short Name:
J/PAZh/34/446
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Using the method of apparent motion parameters, we have studied the relative motion of the components in 561 pairs of wide (rho>2") and relatively nearby (Hipparcos parallaxes >0.01") visual double stars based on data from the WDS catalog. The minimum masses of the double stars have been calculated at given parallaxes. We have identified 358 optical pairs. For 11 stellar pairs, we have found the minimum mass to exceed the estimate corresponding to their spectral types and luminosities. This excess is 5-7M_{sun}_ for two stars, ADS7446 and 9701.
1035. DYNAMO. H{alpha} luminous galaxies sample
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/437/1070
Title:
DYNAMO. H{alpha} luminous galaxies sample
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/437/1070
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
DYNAMO is a multiwavelength, spatially resolved survey of local (z~0.1) star-forming galaxies designed to study evolution through comparison with samples at z=~2. Half of the sample has integrated H{alpha luminosities of >10^42^erg/s, the typical lower limit for resolved spectroscopy at z=~2. The sample covers a range in stellar mass (10^9^-10^11^M_{sun_) and star formation rate (0.2-100M_{sun}_/yr). In this first paper of a series, we present integral-field spectroscopy of H{alpha emission for the sample of 67 galaxies. We infer gas fractions in our sample as high as =~0.8, higher than typical for local galaxies. Gas fraction correlates with stellar mass in galaxies with star formation rates below 10M_{sun}_/yr, as found by COLDGASS, but galaxies with higher star formation rates have higher than expected gas fractions. There is only a weak correlation, if any, between gas fraction and gas velocity dispersion. Galaxies in the sample visually classified as disc-like are offset from the local stellar mass Tully-Fisher relation to higher circular velocities, but this offset vanishes when both gas and stars are included in the baryonic Tully-Fisher relation. The mean gas velocity dispersion of the sample is =~50km/s, and V/{sigma} ranges from 2 to 10 for most of the discs, similar to 'turbulent' galaxies at high redshift. Half of our sample show disc-like rotation, while ~20 percent show no signs of rotation. The division between rotating and non-rotating is approximately equal for the sub-samples with either star formation rates >10M_{sun}_/yr, or specific star formation rates typical of the star formation 'main sequence' at z=~2. Across our whole sample, we find good correlation between the dominance of `turbulence' in galaxy discs (as expressed by V/{sigma}) and gas fraction as has been predicted for marginally stable Toomre discs. Comparing our sample with many others at low- and high-redshift reveals a correlation between gas velocity dispersion and star formation rate. These findings suggest the DYNAMO discs are excellent candidates for local galaxies similar to turbulent z=~2 disc galaxies.
1036. E+A galaxy candidates in LAMOST DR2
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/RAA/15.1414
Title:
E+A galaxy candidates in LAMOST DR2
Short Name:
J/other/RAA/15.1
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
A sample of 70 E+A galaxies is selected from 37206 galaxies in the second data release of the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST). This sample is selected according to the criteria for E+A galaxies defined by Goto, and each of these objects is further visually identified. In this sample, most objects are low redshift E+A galaxies with z<0.25, and are located in an area of the sky with high Galactic latitude and magnitude from 14 to 18mag in the g, r and i bands. A stellar population analysis of the whole sample indicates that the E+A galaxies are characterized by both young and old stellar populations (SPs), and the metal-rich SPs have relatively higher contributions than the metal-poor ones. Additionally, a morphological classification of these objects is performed based on images taken from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
1037. E and SO galaxies survey at 2.7 and 5.0 GHz
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/89/53
Title:
E and SO galaxies survey at 2.7 and 5.0 GHz
Short Name:
J/AJ/89/53
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
This paper presents results from a continuum radio survey of a complete sample of 248 southern E and S0 galaxies. All the galaxies were observed at 2.7GHz (11cm) with the Parkes radio telescope, and those detected were reobserved at 5.0 GHz (6 cm). Thirty-seven galaxies were detected above a level of 25-30mJy, and a consideration of the background source density at 2.7GHz indicates that no more than two or three of these detections are due to background sources.
1038. Early optical afterglow catalog
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/693/1484
Title:
Early optical afterglow catalog
Short Name:
J/ApJ/693/1484
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present multicolor optical observations of long-duration {gamma}-ray bursts (GRBs) made over a three-year period with the robotic Palomar 60 inch telescope (P60). Our sample consists of all 29 events discovered by Swift for which P60 began observations less than 1hr after the burst trigger. We were able to recover 80% of the optical afterglows from this prompt sample, and we attribute this high efficiency to our red coverage. Like Melandri et al. (2008, Cat. J/ApJ/686/1209), we find that a significant fraction (~50%) of Swift events show a suppression of the optical flux with regard to the X-ray emission (the so-called "dark" bursts). Our multicolor photometry demonstrates this is likely due in large part to extinction in the host galaxy. We argue that previous studies, by selecting only the brightest and best-sampled optical afterglows, have significantly underestimated the amount of dust present in typical GRB environments.
1039. Early-Tyoe Galaxies in SDSS and GALEX
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/444/2571
Title:
Early-Tyoe Galaxies in SDSS and GALEX
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/444/2571
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We use the Hernandez-Perez and Bruzual stellar population synthesis models to study the role of interacting binary pairs as progenitors of extreme horizontal branch (EHB) stars. We assemble a sample of 3417 early-type galaxies observed both in the optical (SDSS-DR8) and the UV (GALEX-GR6). The galaxies in our sample can be classified according to their position in the colour-colour diagram as UV-weak or red-sequence galaxies (~48%), UV-strong or UVX galaxies (~9%), and recent star-forming galaxies (~43%). Analysing this sample using the models for various choices of basic model parameters, we conclude that (a) the UVr colours of UV-weak and UV-strong galaxies are reproduced by the models as long as the fraction of binary stars is at least 15%. (b) Higher metallicity models (Z=0.02 and 0.03) reproduce the colours of UV-weak and UV-strong galaxies better than lower Z models. The Z=0.03 model is slightly bluer than the Z=0.02 model in the UV-strong region, indicating a weak relationship between UVX and Z. (c) The strength of UVX increases with age in the model population. This is at variance with the results of other models that include binary stars as progenitors of EHB stars.
1040. 127 early type and pre-main-sequence stars in W4
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/899/121
Title:
127 early type and pre-main-sequence stars in W4
Short Name:
J/ApJ/899/121
Date:
15 Mar 2022 03:47:36
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Stellar kinematics provides the key to understanding the formation process and dynamical evolution of stellar systems. Here, we present a kinematic study of the massive star-forming region (SFR) W4 in the Cassiopeia OB6 association using the Gaia Data Release 2 and high-resolution optical spectra. This SFR is composed of a core cluster (IC1805) and a stellar population distributed over 20pc, which is a typical structural feature found in many OB associations. According to a classical model, this structural feature can be understood in the context of the dynamical evolution of a star cluster. The core-extended structure exhibits internally different kinematic properties. Stars in the core have an almost isotropic motion, and they appear to reach virial equilibrium given their velocity dispersion (0.9{+/-}0.3km/s) comparable to that in a virial state (~0.8km/s). On the other hand, the distributed population shows a clear pattern of radial expansion. From the N-body simulation for the dynamical evolution of a model cluster in subvirial state, we reproduce the observed structure and kinematics of stars. This model cluster experiences collapse for the first 2Myr. Some members begin to radially escape from the cluster after the initial collapse, eventually forming a distributed population. The internal structure and kinematics of the model cluster appear similar to those of W4. Our results support the idea that the stellar population distributed over 20pc in W4 originate from the dynamical evolution of IC1805.