- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/120/284
- Title:
- Variables in Leo II dwarf spheroidal
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/120/284
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the first comprehensive catalog of variable stars in the Leo II dwarf spheroidal galaxy. We have identified 148 RR Lyrae type variables, of which 140 were amenable to derivation of variability parameters with our data. We have also confirmed the existence of four anomalous Cepheids as identified in previous studies. The average period of the RR Lyrae ab variables (0.62 days), the fraction of c variables (0.24), and the minimum period of the RR Lyrae ab variables (0.51 days) all define Leo II as an "Oosterhoff intermediate" galaxy. We have used the properties of these variables to derive a metallicity for Leo II of approximately [Fe/H]=-1.9.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/145/160
- Title:
- Variables in LMC globular clusters. III. Reticulum
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/145/160
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This is the third in a series of papers studying the variable stars in old globular clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The primary goal of this series is to look at how the characteristics and behavior of RR Lyrae stars in Oosterhoff-intermediate systems compare to those of their counterparts in Oosterhoff-I/II systems. In this paper we present the results of our new time-series BVI photometric study of the globular cluster Reticulum. We found a total of 32 variables stars (22 RRab, 4 RRc, and 6 RRd stars) in our field of view. We present photometric parameters and light curves for these stars. We also present physical properties, derived from Fourier analysis of light curves, for some of the RR Lyrae stars. We discuss the Oosterhoff classification of Reticulum and use our results to re-derive the distance modulus and age of the cluster.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/144/186
- Title:
- Variables in LMC globular clusters. II. NGC 1786
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/144/186
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This is the second in a series of papers studying the variable stars in Large Magellanic Cloud globular clusters. The primary goal of this series is to study how RR Lyrae stars in Oosterhoff-intermediate systems compare to their counterparts in Oosterhoff I/II systems. In this paper, we present the results of our new time-series B-V photometric study of the globular cluster NGC 1786. A total of 65 variable stars were identified in our field of view. These variables include 53 RR Lyraes (27 RRab, 18 RRc, and 8 RRd), 3 classical Cepheids, 1 Type II Cepheid, 1 Anomalous Cepheid, 2 eclipsing binaries, 3 Delta Scuti/SX Phoenicis variables, and 2 variables of undetermined type. Photometric parameters for these variables are presented. We present physical properties for some of the RR Lyrae stars, derived from Fourier analysis of their light curves. We discuss several different indicators of Oosterhoff type which indicate that the Oosterhoff classification of NGC 1786 is not as clear cut as what is seen in most globular clusters.
7644. Variables in M33
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/371/1405
- Title:
- Variables in M33
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/371/1405
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have conducted a variability survey of the Local Group galaxy M33, using g', r', and i' observations from 27 nights spanning 17 months, made with the MegaPrime/MegaCam instrument on the 3.6m CFHT telescope (Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope). We identify more than 36000 variable sources with g', r', i'<~24, out of approximately two million point sources in a 1-deg^2^ field of view. This increases the number of known variables in this galaxy by more than a factor of 20. In this paper, we provide a brief description of the data and a general overview of the variable star population which includes more than 1300 candidate variable blue and red supergiant stars, more than 2000 Cepheids, and more than 19000 long-period variable asymptotic giant branch and red giant branch stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/149/40
- Title:
- Variables in metal-rich clusters. IV. NGC 6496
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/149/40
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present VI-band photometry for stars in the metal-rich globular cluster NGC 6496. Our time-series data were cadenced to search for long-period variables (LPVs) over a span of nearly two years, and our variability search yielded the discovery of 13 new variable stars, of which 6 are LPVs, 2 are suspected LPVs, and 5 are short-period eclipsing binaries. An additional star was found in the ASAS database, and we clarify its type and period. We argue that all of the eclipsing binaries are field stars, while five to six of the LPVs are members of NGC 6496. We compare the period-luminosity distribution of these LPVs with those of LPVs in the Large Magellanic Cloud and 47 Tucanae, and with theoretical pulsation models. We also present a VI color-magnitude diagram, display the evolutionary states of the variables, and match isochrones to determine a reddening of E(B-V)=0.21+/-0.02mag and apparent distance modulus of 15.60+/-0.15mag.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/120/139
- Title:
- Variables in Omega Cen Fields 5139A-C
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/120/139
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Tables 11-50 contain V band light curves for 40 variables reported in the paper. Tables 51-53 and 54-56 contain VI photometry presented in Figs. 12 and 13, respectively.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/122/471
- Title:
- Variables in Omega Cen Fields 5139D-F
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/122/471
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Tables 1-30 contain V band light curves for 30 variables reported in the paper. Tables 31-33 and 34-36 contain VI photometry presented in Figs. 8 and 9, respectively.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/135/907
- Title:
- Variables in Praesepe identified with KELT
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/135/907
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope (KELT) project is a small aperture, wide-angle search for planetary transits of solar-type stars. In this paper, we present the results of a commissioning campaign with the KELT telescope to observe the open cluster Praesepe for 34 nights in early 2005. Light curves were obtained for 69337 stars, out of which we identify 58 long-period variables and 152 periodic variables. Sixteen of these are previously known as variable, yielding 194 newly discovered variable stars for which we provide properties and light curves. We also searched for planetary-like transits, finding four transit candidates. Follow-up observations indicate that two of the candidates are astrophysical false positives, with two candidates remaining as potential planetary transits.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/110/2166
- Title:
- Variables in Sextans dSph galaxy
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/110/2166
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We describe a survey for variable stars in the Sextans dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxy based on the analysis of 113 B and 48 V CCD images of four fields covering a total area of 18'x18'. We have identified 44 variables: 36 RR Lyr star, 6 anomalous Cepheids, one long-period red variable, all probable members of Sextans, and one foreground contact binary. We have used the pulsating stars to derive a true distance modulus of 19.67+/-0.15 for Sextans (or D=86+/-6kpc), where the error is primarily due to uncertainties in the luminosity-metallicity relation for RR Lyr stars. Based on our new data we conclude that [Fe/H]_Sex=-1.6+/-0.2, somewhat higher than the value from Suntzeff et al. (1993ApJ...418..208S) obtained from the analysis of fiber spectroscopy of the near-IR Calcium triplet. We present a new deep color-magnitude diagram for Sextans which reveals the presence of anomalous Cepheids in the galaxy. This young population may represent as much as 25% of the total stellar content of Sextans. We find a surprisingly strong correlation between the frequency of anomalous Cepheids in dSph galaxies and galaxian luminosity and speculate on the possible origin of this strange effect. The RR Lyr stars in Sextans do not exhibit the Oosterhoff dichotomy observed in globular clusters and in the Galactic halo field.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/447/3536
- Title:
- Variables in the fields of M35 and NGC2158
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/447/3536
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a multiyear survey aimed at collecting (1) high-precision (~5 milli-mag), (2) fast-cadence (~3-min), and (3) relatively long duration (~10d) multiband photometric series. The goal of the survey is to discover and characterize efficiently variable objects and exoplanetary transits in four fields containing five nearby open clusters spanning a broad range of ages. More in detail, our project will (1) constitute a preparatory survey for the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher for the Northern hemisphere (HARPS-N) mounted at the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG), which will be used for spectroscopic follow-up of any target of interest that this survey discovers or characterizes, (2) measure rotational periods and estimate the activity level of targets we are already monitoring with HARPS and HARPS-N for exoplanet transit search, and (3) long-term characterization of selected targets of interest in open clusters within the planned K2 fields. In this first paper, we give an overview of the project, and report on the variability of objects within the first of our selected fields, which contains two open clusters: M35 and NGC 2158. We detect 519 variable objects, 273 of which are new discoveries, while the periods of most of the previously known variables are considerably improved.
