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TIC 308396022: δ Scuti-γ Doradus hybrid with large-amplitude radial fundamental mode and regular g-mode period spacing
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202142198 Bibcode: 2021A&A...655A..63Y

Li, Gang; Bedding, Timothy R.; Murphy, Simon J. +3 more

We analyse the pulsating behaviour of TIC 308396022, based on observations by the TESS mission. The star is a high-amplitude δ Sct star that shows a very rich amplitude spectrum using the 3-yr light curve. Among these frequencies, the strongest peak of f1 = 13.20362567(12) d−1 is identified as the radial fundamental mode, and…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 13
Radio observations of massive stars in the Galactic centre: The Arches Cluster
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202039172 Bibcode: 2021A&A...647A.110G

Herrero-Illana, R.; Alberdi, A.; Najarro, F. +8 more

We present high-angular-resolution radio observations of the Arches cluster in the Galactic centre, one of the most massive young clusters in the Milky Way. The data were acquired in two epochs and at 6 and 10 GHz with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array. The rms noise reached is three to four times better than during previous observations and we …

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 13
Submillimeter imaging of the Galactic Center starburst Sgr B2. Warm molecular, atomic, and ionized gas far from massive star-forming cores
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202040221 Bibcode: 2021A&A...649A..32S

Cernicharo, J.; Goicoechea, J. R.; Etxaluze, M. +2 more

Context. Star-forming galaxies emit bright molecular and atomic lines in the submillimeter and far-infrared (FIR) domains. However, it is not always clear which gas heating mechanisms dominate and which feedback processes drive their excitation.
Aims: The Sgr B2 complex is an excellent template to spatially resolve the main OB-type star-formi…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Herschel 13
Heavy-elements heritage of the falling sky
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202038943 Bibcode: 2021A&A...648A.108R

de Laverny, Patrick; Recio-Blanco, Alejandra; Helmi, Amina +3 more

Context. A fundamental element of galaxy formation is the accretion of mass through mergers of satellites or gas. Recent dynamical analyses based on Gaia data have revealed major accretion events in the history of the Milky Way. Nevertheless, our understanding of the primordial Galaxy is hindered because the bona fide identification of the most me…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 13
J-PLUS: The star formation main sequence and rate density at d ≲ 75 Mpc
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202039156 Bibcode: 2021A&A...650A..68V

Hernández-Monteagudo, C.; Galbany, L.; Hernán-Caballero, A. +20 more


Aims: Our goal is to estimate the star formation main sequence (SFMS) and the star formation rate density (SFRD) at z ≤ 0.017 (d ≲ 75 Mpc) using the Javalambre Photometric Local Universe Survey (J-PLUS) first data release, that probes 897.4 deg2 with twelve optical bands.
Methods: We extract the Hα emission flux of 805 local g…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 13
Pulsating hydrogen-deficient white dwarfs and pre-white dwarfs observed with TESS. II. Discovery of two new GW Vir stars: TIC 333432673 and TIC 095332541
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141253 Bibcode: 2021A&A...655A..27U

Werner, K.; Kepler, S. O.; Althaus, L. G. +8 more

Context. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission is revolutionizing the blossoming area of asteroseismology, particularly of pulsating white dwarfs and pre-white dwarfs, thus continuing the impulse of its predecessor, the Kepler mission.
Aims: In this paper, we present the observations from the extended TESS mission in both 1…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 13
Observations of a prominence eruption and loop contraction
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202040042 Bibcode: 2021A&A...647A..85D

Joshi, Bhuwan; Schmieder, Brigitte; Joshi, Reetika +3 more

Context. Prominence eruptions provide key observations to understand the launch of coronal mass ejections as their cold plasma traces a part of the unstable magnetic configuration.
Aims: We select a well observed case to derive observational constraints for eruption models.
Methods: We analyze the prominence eruption and loop expansion a…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SOHO 13
Simultaneous X-ray and radio observations of the transitional millisecond pulsar candidate CXOU J110926.4-650224. The discovery of a variable radio counterpart
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141431 Bibcode: 2021A&A...655A..52C

Campana, S.; de Martino, D.; Rea, N. +15 more

We present the results of simultaneous observations of the transitional millisecond pulsar (tMSP) candidate CXOU J110926.4-650224 with the XMM-Newton satellite and the MeerKAT telescope. The source was found at an average X-ray luminosity of LX ≃ 7 × 1033 erg s−1 over the 0.3−10 keV band (assumin…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia XMM-Newton 13
The RR Lyrae projected density distribution from the Galactic centre to the halo
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202038463 Bibcode: 2021A&A...646A..45N

Minniti, Dante; Ripepi, Vincenzo; Alonso-García, Javier +4 more

The projected density distribution of type ab RR Lyrae (RRab) stars was characterised from the innermost regions of the Milky Way to the halo, with the aim of placing constraints on the Galaxy's evolution. The compiled sample (NRRab = 64 850) stems from fundamental mode RR Lyrae variables identified by the VVV, OGLE, and Gaia surveys. T…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 13
The Fornax3D project: Planetary nebulae catalogue and independent distance measurements to Fornax cluster galaxies
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141314 Bibcode: 2021A&A...653A.167S

Viaene, S.; Morelli, L.; Pinna, F. +17 more

Extragalactic planetary nebulae (PNe) offer a way to determine the distance to their host galaxies thanks to the nearly universal shape of the planetary nebulae luminosity function (PNLF). Accurate PNe distance measurements rely on obtaining well-sampled PNLFs and the number of observed PNe scales with the encompassed stellar mass. This means eith…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 13