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1. A Bayesian search for binaries in Hipparcos
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/192/2
Title:
A Bayesian search for binaries in Hipparcos
Short Name:
J/ApJS/192/2
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We develop Bayesian statistical methods for discovering and assigning probabilities to non-random (e.g., physical) stellar companions. These companions are either presently bound or were previously bound. The probabilities depend on similarities in corrected proper motion parallel and perpendicular to the brighter component's motion, parallax, and the local phase-space density of field stars. Control experiments are conducted to understand the behavior of false positives. The technique is applied to the Hipparcos Catalogue (Cat. I/239) within 100pc. This is the first all-sky survey to locate escaped companions still drifting along with each other. In the <100pc distance range, ~220 high probability companions with separations between 0.01 and 1pc are found. The first evidence for a population (~300) of companions separated by 1-8pc is found.
2. Absolute polarimetry observations of 33 pulsars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/453/4485
Title:
Absolute polarimetry observations of 33 pulsars
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/453/4485
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Absolute polarimetry observations of 33 pulsars were carried out with the Green Bank Telescope in the 1100-1900 MHz band using the Green Bank Ultimate Pulsar Processing Instrument. This group was selected to help complete a larger sample for which accurate proper-motion measurements were available. A combination of profile analysis using the core/double cone model and polarization-angle fitting methods were applied to estimate the "fiducial" longitude of the magnetic axis for each star and refer the linear polarization angle at that point to infinite frequency. As had been found previously, a number of the pulsars are found to have fiducial polarization directions that fall either along or at right angles to their proper-motion directions, whereas upwards of a third of the stars studied show alignments that are neither parallel nor orthogonal.
3. Absolute positions and proper motions in NGC 188
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/124/601
Title:
Absolute positions and proper motions in NGC 188
Short Name:
J/AJ/124/601
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The field of direct imaging is experiencing a considerable growth in the number of available CCD mosaic imagers, especially on large telescopes. To fully exploit the astrometric potential of these imaging devices, we develop a technique, utilizing an astrometric standard, for precision transformation of pixel coordinates into a global coordinate system. We have constructed a new astrometric standard set of 1863 stars in the field of NGC 188 to derive the CCD chip constants for the NOAO CCD Mosaic Imager. The multiple-epoch data on the Mosaic's metrics indicate that this CCD mosaic device may have experienced a one-time nonelastic expansion. We also present a new determination of the pixel scale and the optical field angle distortion constants for the KPNO Mayall 4 m telescope prime focus field corrector. To establish a reliable history of the CCD mosaic imager metrics for current and potential future astrometric applications, we recommend obtaining astrometric calibrations for CCD mosaic imagers on a regular basis. Apart from mechanical positioning of the CCD mosaic camera on the telescope, noticeable changes in the thermal environment of CCD mosaic chips should also prompt new astrometric calibrations. It is shown that, following all precautions, the NOAO CCD Mosaic Imager can produce excellent astrometric results on the Mayall 4 m telescope.
4. Absolute proper motions of 93 open clusters
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/388/168
Title:
Absolute proper motions of 93 open clusters
Short Name:
J/A+A/388/168
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We determined the mean absolute proper motion of 93 open clusters situated farther than 1 kpc from the Sun. The results are derived from the stellar proper motion data given in the Tycho2 Catalogue (<I/259>). The mean proper motion of the clusters and membership probability of individual stars were obtained from the proper motion data by applying the statistical method proposed by Sanders (1971A&A....14..226S). The measurements made use of a large number of stars, usually several tens, for each cluster. The total number of stars investigated in the fields of the clusters is 4864 of which 2021 were considered members. For 55 clusters, this is the first determination of the proper motion. The distances, ages and kinematics parameters of the clusters can be accessed at http://www.iagusp.usp.br/~wilton
5. Absolute proper motions of 112 open clusters
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/376/441
Title:
Absolute proper motions of 112 open clusters
Short Name:
J/A+A/376/441
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present mean absolute proper motions of 112 open clusters, determined using the data from the Tycho2 Catalogue (Cat. <I/259>). For 28 clusters, this is the first determination of proper motion. The measurements made use of a large number of stars (usually several tens) for each cluster. The total number of stars studied in the fields of the 164 open clusters is 5016, of which 4006 were considered members. The mean proper motions of the clusters and membership probability of individual stars were obtained from the proper motion data by applying the statistical method proposed by Sanders (1971A&A....14..226S).
6. Absolute Proper motions of 59766 stars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/I/295
Title:
Absolute Proper motions of 59766 stars
Short Name:
I/295
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The catalog PUL2 was made by photographic method in Pulkovo in accordance with Deutsch plan (KSZ, Deutch A.N., 1952IAUT....8..789D). Observations were made using Pulkovo Normal astrograph. The first epochs of photographic plates were fulfilled since 1937 till 1965, and the second ones - since 1969 till 1986. PUL2 includes 149 areas uniformly covering the North sky. The mean epoch difference is 24 years. For each area there are three pairs of plates. All plates are taken with one hour and 5 min exposure. On the plates with diffraction grating only bright reference stars were measured. For obtaining relative star proper motions the faint (15.2) reference stars we used. Relative proper motions were obtained using a six constant plate model. For obtaining fictitious proper motions of extragalactic objects (absolutization) about 700 galaxies was used. Random errors of relative star proper motions are of 5.5mas/yr in right ascension and 5.9mas/yr in declination. Errors of fictitious proper motions of galaxies are of 7.9mas/yr (mean absolutization error) for both coordinates by a representation of the Oort-Lindblad model. On the base of comparison of the common stars of PUL2 and Hipparcos catalogues the components of the residual rotation vector of the Hipparcos referently to extragalactic reference frame have been derived as follows: w(x,y,z)=(-0.98,-0.03,-1.66)+/-(0.47,0.38,0.42)mas/yr. Mean random errors of absolute bright star proper motions from comparison of PUL2 and Hipparcos catalogues were estimated as 9mas/yr in both coordinates.
7. Absolute Proper motions Outside the Plane (APOP)
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/I/331
Title:
Absolute Proper motions Outside the Plane (APOP)
Short Name:
I/331
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present a new catalog of absolute proper motions and updated positions derived from the same Space Telescope Science Institute digitized Schmidt survey plates utilized for the construction of the Guide Star Catalog II. As special attention was devoted to the absolutization process and removal of position, magnitude and color dependent systematic errors through the use of both stars and galaxies, this release is solely based on plate data outside the galactic plane, i.e. |b|>=27{deg}. The resulting global zero point error is less than 0.6 mas/yr, and the precision better than 4.0mas/yr for objects brighter than R_F_=18.5, rising to 9.0mas/yr for objects with magnitude in the range 18.5<R_F_<20.0. The catalog covers 22,525 square degrees and lists 100,774,153 objects to the limiting magnitude of R_F_~20.8. Alignment with the International Celestial Reference System (ICRS) was made using 1288 objects common to the second realization of the International Celestial Reference Frame (ICRF2) at radio wavelengths. As a result, the coordinate axes realized by our astrometric data are believed to be aligned with the extragalactic radio frame to within +/-0.2mas at the reference epoch J2000.0. This makes our compilation one of the deepest and densest ICRF-registered astrometric catalogs outside the galactic plane. Although the Gaia mission is poised to set the new standard in catalog astronomy and will in many ways supersede this catalog, the methods and procedures reported here will prove useful to remove astrometric magnitude- and color-dependent systematic errors from the next generation of ground-based surveys reaching significantly deeper than the Gaia catalog.
8. A catalog of cool dwarf targets for the TESS
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/155/180
Title:
A catalog of cool dwarf targets for the TESS
Short Name:
J/AJ/155/180
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present a catalog of cool dwarf targets (V-J>2.7, T_eff_~<4000 K) and their stellar properties for the upcoming Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), for the purpose of determining which cool dwarfs should be observed using two minute observations. TESS has the opportunity to search tens of thousands of nearby, cool, late K- and M-type dwarfs for transiting exoplanets, an order of magnitude more than current or previous transiting exoplanet surveys, such as Kepler, K2, and ground-based programs. This necessitates a new approach to choosing cool dwarf targets. Cool dwarfs are chosen by collating parallax and proper motion catalogs from the literature and subjecting them to a variety of selection criteria. We calculate stellar parameters and TESS magnitudes using the best possible relations from the literature while maintaining uniformity of methods for the sake of reproducibility. We estimate the expected planet yield from TESS observations using statistical results from the Kepler mission, and use these results to choose the best targets for two minute observations, optimizing for small planets for which masses can conceivably be measured using follow-up Doppler spectroscopy by current and future Doppler spectrometers. The catalog is available in machine readable format and is incorporated into the TESS Input Catalog and TESS Candidate Target List until a more complete and accurate cool dwarf catalog identified by ESA's Gaia mission can be incorporated.
9. ACR catalog around Celestial Equator
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/I/263
Title:
ACR catalog around Celestial Equator
Short Name:
I/263
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present improved and highly accurate International Celestial Reference System (ICRS) equatorial positions for 1,268,732 stars in 16 astrometric calibration regions located around the celestial equator. Each region is about 7.6{deg}x3.2{deg} in area (~24.3 deg^2^), contains a large number of stars (18,767 to 263,810), has stellar densities ranging from 765 to 10,772 stars deg^-2^, covers a wide range in magnitude (9.5<R<17.8, or equivalently 10.0<V<18.3), and is complete to magnitude R~17.2 (V~17.7). All of the observations were taken in 1994-1998 (mean epoch J1996.0) with the Flagstaff Astrometric Scanning Transit Telescope. Furthermore, each region was observed many times with overlapped CCD strip scans, and these data were reduced to star positions using differential reductions. The reference-star positions were taken from the ACT catalog of accurate star positions and proper motions. The star positions presented herein are typically accurate to +/-26mas (+/-12mas precision) in both right ascension and declination, except for the faintest stars, whose errors are about 2 times larger. Similarly, magnitudes were determined for the astrometric calibration stars using standard photometric reductions, and accuracies of +/-18mmag (+/-10mmag precisions) were achieved (about +/-46mmag for the faintest stars)
10. ACRONYM. III. Candidate young low-mass stars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/157/234
Title:
ACRONYM. III. Candidate young low-mass stars
Short Name:
J/AJ/157/234
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Young, low-mass stars in the solar neighborhood are vital for completing the mass function for nearby, young coeval groups, establishing a more complete census for evolutionary studies, and providing targets for direct-imaging exoplanet and/or disk studies. We present properties derived from high-resolution optical spectra for 336 candidate young nearby, low-mass stars. These include measurements of radial velocities and age diagnostics such as H{alpha} and Li {lambda}6707 equivalent widths. Combining our radial velocities with astrometry from Gaia DR2 (Cat. I/345), we provide full 3D kinematics for the entire sample. We combine the measured spectroscopic youth information with additional age diagnostics (e.g., X-ray and UV fluxes, color-magnitude diagram positions) and kinematics to evaluate potential membership in nearby, young moving groups and associations. We identify 77 objects in our sample as bona fide members of 10 different moving groups, 14 of which are completely new members or have had their group membership reassigned. We also reject 44 previously proposed candidate moving group members. Furthermore, we have newly identified or confirmed the youth of numerous additional stars that do not belong to any currently known group and find 69 comoving systems using Gaia DR2 astrometry. We also find evidence that the Carina association is younger than previously thought, with an age similar to the {beta} Pictoris moving group (~22 Myr).