- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/896/24
- Title:
- Properties of atomic lines in 51 Oph UV spectra
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/896/24
- Date:
- 07 Mar 2022 13:24:57
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We measured 304 absorption features in the ultraviolet and visible spectra of the star 51 Oph, which is known to have a debris disk with a high inclination. We analyzed the relative populations of atoms in excited fine-structure and metastable levels that are maintained by optical pumping and collisional excitation by electrons, and we found that most of the gas is situated at about 6 au from the star, has an electron volume density 10^5^<n(e)<3x10^6^cm^-3^, and a temperature T=8000K. Our interpretations reveal that the gas is partly ionized, has a column density of neutral hydrogen equal to 10^21^cm^-2^, and has a composition similar to that of a mildly depleted interstellar medium or that of Jupiter-family comets. Compared to results for disks around some other stars, such as {beta} Pic and 49 Cet, we find surprisingly little neutral carbon. No molecular features were detected, which indicates that our line of sight misses the molecule-rich central plane of the disk. The tilt of the disk is also validated by our being able to detect resonant scattering of the starlight by oxygen atoms.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/130/873
- Title:
- Properties of BQS objects in the SDSS DR3 area
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/130/873
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We investigate the extent to which the Palomar-Green (PG) Bright Quasar Survey (BQS) is complete and representative of the general quasar population by comparing it with imaging and spectroscopy from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/154/196
- Title:
- Properties of comet 49P/Arend-Rigaux, 1984-2012
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/154/196
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We analyzed images of comet 49P/Arend-Rigaux on 33 nights between 2012 January and May and obtained R-band lightcurves of the nucleus. Through usual phasing of the data, we found a double-peaked lightcurve having a synodic rotation period of 13.450+/-0.005 hr. Similarly, phase dispersion minimization and the Lomb-Scargle method both revealed rotation periods of 13.452 hr. Throughout the 2011/2012 apparition, the rotation period was found to increase by a small amount, consistent with a retrograde rotation of the nucleus. We also reanalyzed the publicly available data from the 1984/1985 apparition by applying the same techniques, finding a rotation period of 13.45+/-0.01 hr. Based on these findings, we show that the change in rotation period is less than 14 s per apparition. Furthermore, the amplitudes of the lightcurves from the two apparitions are comparable, to within reasonable errors, even though the viewing geometries differ, implying that we are seeing the comet at a similar sub-Earth latitude. We detected the presence of a short-term jet-like feature in 2012 March, which appears to have been created by a short-duration burst of activity on March 15. Production rates obtained in 2004/2005, along with reanalysis of the previous results from 1984/1985, imply a strong seasonal effect and a very steep fall-off after perihelion. This, in turn, implies that a single source region, rather than leakage from the entire nucleus, dominates activity.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/143/133
- Title:
- Properties of dwarf galaxies from the ALFALFA survey
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/143/133
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We examine the global properties of the stellar and HI components of 229 low HI mass dwarf galaxies extracted from the ALFALFA survey ({alpha}.40; Haynes et al., 2011, Cat. J/AJ/142/170), including a complete sample of 176 galaxies with HI masses<10^7.7^M_{sun}_and HI line widths<80km/s. Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS; Cat . II/294 superseded by Cat. V/139) data are combined with photometric properties derived from Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX; GR5, Cat. II/312) to derive stellar masses (M_*_) and star formation rates (SFRs) by fitting their UV-optical spectral energy distributions (SEDs). In optical images, many of the ALFALFA dwarfs are faint and of low surface brightness; only 56% of those within the SDSS footprint have a counterpart in the SDSS spectroscopic survey. A large fraction of the dwarfs have high specific star formation rates (SSFRs), and estimates of their SFRs and M_*_ obtained by SED fitting are systematically smaller than ones derived via standard formulae assuming a constant SFR. The increased dispersion of the SSFR distribution at M_*_<~10^8^M_{sun}_ is driven by a set of dwarf galaxies that have low gas fractions and SSFRs; some of these are dE/dSphs in the Virgo Cluster. The imposition of an upper HI mass limit yields the selection of a sample with lower gas fractions for their M_*_ than found for the overall ALFALFA population. Many of the ALFALFA dwarfs, particularly the Virgo members, have HI depletion timescales shorter than a Hubble time. An examination of the dwarf galaxies within the full ALFALFA population in the context of global star formation (SF) laws is consistent with the general assumptions that gas-rich galaxies have lower SF efficiencies than do optically selected populations and that HI disks are more extended than stellar ones.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/144/4
- Title:
- Properties of dwarf galaxies in the Local Group
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/144/4
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Positional, structural, and dynamical parameters for all dwarf galaxies in and around the Local Group are presented, and various aspects of our observational understanding of this volume-limited sample are discussed. Over 100 nearby galaxies that have distance estimates reliably placing them within 3Mpc of the Sun are identified. This distance threshold samples dwarfs in a large range of environments, from the satellite systems of the MW and M31, to the quasi-isolated dwarfs in the outer regions of the Local Group, to the numerous isolated galaxies that are found in its surroundings. It extends to, but does not include, the galaxies associated with the next nearest groups, such as Maffei, Sculptor, and IC 342. Our basic knowledge of this important galactic subset and their resolved stellar populations will continue to improve dramatically over the coming years with existing and future observational capabilities, and they will continue to provide the most detailed information available on numerous aspects of dwarf galaxy formation and evolution. Basic observational parameters, such as distances, velocities, magnitudes, mean metallicities, as well as structural and dynamical characteristics, are collated, homogenized (as far as possible), and presented in tables that will be continually updated to provide a convenient and current online resource. As well as discussing the provenance of the tabulated values and possible uncertainties affecting their usage, the membership and spatial extent of the MW sub-group, M31 sub-group, and the Local Group are explored. The morphological diversity of the entire sample and notable sub-groups is discussed, and timescales are derived for the Local Group members in the context of their orbital/interaction histories. The scaling relations and mean stellar metallicity trends defined by the dwarfs are presented, and the origin of a possible "floor" in central surface brightness (and, more speculatively, stellar mean metallicity) at faint magnitudes is considered.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/817/79
- Title:
- Properties of emission-line galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/817/79
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We compare the physical and morphological properties of z~2 Ly{alpha} emitting galaxies (LAEs) identified in the HETDEX Pilot Survey and narrow band studies with those of z~2 optical emission line selected galaxies (oELGs) identified via HST WFC3 infrared grism spectroscopy. Both sets of galaxies extend over the same range in stellar mass (7.5<logM/M_{sun}_<10.5), size (0.5<R<3.0kpc), and star formation rate (~1<SFR<100M_{sun}_/yr). Remarkably, a comparison of the most commonly used physical and morphological parameters - stellar mass, half-light radius, UV slope, SFR, ellipticity, nearest neighbor distance, star formation surface density, specific SFR, [OIII] luminosity, and [OIII] equivalent width - reveals no statistically significant differences between the populations.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/143/31
- Title:
- Properties of fragile binary candidates in SDSS DR8
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/143/31
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a catalog of 80 very wide fragile binary candidates (projected separations >10000AU) from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release Eight spectral archive. The pairs were selected based on proper motion, radial velocity, metallicity, and photometric parallax criteria. The angular separations of these pairs range from 3" to 250". The peak in the metallicity distribution of these pairs is about -0.5dex of solar metallicity. Space motions and reduced proper motion diagrams indicate that all these pairs are members of the disk. The chromospheric activity index S_HK_ of each component in 38 binary candidates having spectra of high signal-to-noise ratio and member stars of three open clusters (NGC 2420, M67, and NGC 6791) were measured. The S_HK_ versus color relation for these binary candidates is consistent with the trend seen in these open clusters. The ages implied by this relation suggest that fragile wide pairs can survive longer than 8Gyr.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/897/48
- Title:
- Properties of Galactic Be Supergiants. VI.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/897/48
- Date:
- 11 Mar 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the results of long-term spectroscopic monitoring of the A-type supergiant with the B[e] phenomenon 3Pup=HD62623. We confirm earlier findings that it is a binary system. The orbital parameters were derived using cross-correlation of the spectra in a range of 4460-4632{AA}, which contains over 30 absorption lines. The orbit was found to be circular with a period of 137.4{+/-}0.1days, radial velocity semiamplitude K1=5.0{+/-}0.8km/s, systemic radial velocity {gamma}=26.4{+/-}2.0km/s, and mass function f(m)=(1.81_-0.76_^+0.97^)x10^-3^M{sun}. The object may have evolved from a pair with initial masses of ~6.0M{odot} and ~3.6M{sun} with an initial orbital period of ~5days. Based on the fundamental parameters of the A-supergiant (luminosity log L/L{sun}=4.1{+/-}0.1 and effective temperature Teff=8500{+/-}500K) and evolutionary tracks of mass-transferring binaries, we found current masses of the gainer M2=8.8{+/-}0.5M{sun} and donor M1=0.75{+/-}0.25M{sun}. We also modeled the object's IR-excess and derived a dust mass of ~5x10^-5^M{sun} in the optically thin dusty disk. The orbital parameters and properties of the H{alpha} line profile suggest that the circumstellar gaseous disk is predominantly circumbinary. The relatively low mass of the gainer led us to a suggestion that 3 Pup should be excluded from the B[e] supergiant group and moved to the FSCMa group. Overall these results further support our original suggestion that FSCMa objects are binary systems, where an earlier mass transfer caused formation of the circumstellar envelope.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/156/213
- Title:
- Properties of N2K stars & new gas giant companions
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/156/213
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The N2K planet search program was designed to exploit the planet-metallicity correlation by searching for gas giant planets orbiting metal-rich stars. Here, we present the radial velocity measurements for 378 N2K target stars that were observed with the HIRES spectrograph at Keck Observatory between 2004 and 2017. With this data set, we announce the discovery of six new gas giant exoplanets: a double-planet system orbiting HD 148164 (Msini of 1.23 and 5.16 M_JUP_) and single planet detections around HD 55696 (Msini=3.87 M_JUP_), HD 98736 (Msini=2.33 M_JUP_), HD 203473 (Msini=7.8 M_JUP_), and HD 211810 (Msini=0.67 M_JUP_). These gas giant companions have orbital semimajor axes between 1.0 and 6.2 au and eccentricities ranging from 0.13 to 0.71. We also report evidence for three gravitationally bound companions with Msini between 20 and 30 M_JUP_, placing them in the mass range of brown dwarfs, around HD 148284, HD 214823, and HD 217850, and four low-mass stellar companions orbiting HD 3404, HD 24505, HD 98630, and HD 103459. In addition, we present updated orbital parameters for 42 previously announced planets. We also report a nondetection of the putative companion HD 73256 b. Finally, we highlight the most promising candidates for direct imaging and astrometric detection, and we find that many hot Jupiters from our sample could be detectable by state-of-the-art telescopes such as Gaia.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/155/44
- Title:
- Properties of PMS stars in young cluster Berkeley 59
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/155/44
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Berkeley 59 is a nearby (~1 kpc) young cluster associated with the Sh2-171 H II region. We present deep optical observations of the central ~2.5x2.5 pc^2^ area of the cluster, obtained with the 3.58 m Telescopio Nazionale Galileo. The V/(V-I) color-magnitude diagram manifests a clear pre-main-sequence (PMS) population down to ~0.2 M_{sun}_. Using the near-infrared and optical colors of the low-mass PMS members, we derive a global extinction of A_V_=4 mag and a mean age of ~1.8 Myr, respectively, for the cluster. We constructed the initial mass function and found that its global slopes in the mass ranges of 0.2-28 M_{sun}_ and 0.2-1.5 M_{sun}_ are -1.33 and -1.23, respectively, in good agreement with the Salpeter value in the solar neighborhood. We looked for the radial variation of the mass function and found that the slope is flatter in the inner region than in the outer region, indicating mass segregation. The dynamical status of the cluster suggests that the mass segregation is likely primordial. The age distribution of the PMS sources reveals that the younger sources appear to concentrate close to the inner region compared to the outer region of the cluster, a phenomenon possibly linked to the time evolution of star-forming clouds. Within the observed area, we derive a total mass of ~10^3^ M_{sun}_ for the cluster. Comparing the properties of Berkeley 59 with other young clusters, we suggest it resembles more closely the Trapezium cluster.
