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Estimating stellar parameters from spectra. I. Goodness-of-fit parameters and lack-of-fit test
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20040127 Bibcode: 2004A&A...421..281D

Aerts, C.; Decin, L.; Molenberghs, G. +2 more

Estimating stellar parameters from spectrophotometric data is a key tool in the study of stellar structure and stellar evolution. Although many methods have been proposed to estimate stellar parameters from ultraviolet (UV), optical and infrared (IR) data using low, medium or high-resolution observational data of the target(s), only a few address …

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO 9
The stellar content of the ring in NGC 660
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20047080 Bibcode: 2004A&A...421..833K

Tikhonov, N. A.; Galazutdinova, O. A.; Hagen-Thorn, V. A. +2 more

We present the results of stellar photometry of the polar-ring galaxy NGC 660 using the Hubble Space Telescope's archival data obtained with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. The final list of the resolved stars contains 550 objects, a considerable part of which are blue and red supergiants belonging to the polar ring. The anal…

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 9
The corona of HD 199178 (V 1794 Cygni)
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031575 Bibcode: 2004A&A...413.1095G

Gondoin, P.

HD 199178 (V 1794 Cygni), a chromospherically active late-type giant with a high X-ray luminosity, was observed by the XMM-Newton space observatory. Series of lines of highly ionized Fe and several Lyman lines of hydrogen-like ions are visible in the reflection grating spectra, most notably from O and Ne. Analysis results suggest a scenario where …

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 9
Fundamental parameters and evolutionary state of the Herbig Ae star candidate HD 35929
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20041618 Bibcode: 2004A&A...427..937M

Miroshnichenko, A. S.; Bjorkman, K. S.; Gray, R. O. +2 more

HD 35929 is a pre-main-sequence Herbig Ae star candidate that exhibits emission in the Hα line and a weak IR excess. Although its luminosity type was estimated as IV from low-resolution spectroscopy, the insignificant HIPPARCOS parallax (0.88±0.93 mas) contradicted the low luminosity. To resolve this discrepancy, we took 3 high-resolution optical …

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hipparcos IUE 9
Photoionization model analysis of the planetary nebula Hu1-2
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20041005 Bibcode: 2004A&A...425..143H

Pottasch, S. R.; Feibelman, W. A.; Hyung, S.

We have obtained high resolution optical spectra of the planetary nebula Hu 1-2 in the wavelength region of 3700 Å-10 050 Å, with the Hamilton Echelle Spectrograph (HES) at Lick Observatory. Diagnostic analysis indicates that the nebular gas can be represented by inhomogeneous shells of electron density Nɛ ≃ 4000-10 0…

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO 9
Multicolour CCD measurements of nearby visual double stars. II
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20047172 Bibcode: 2004A&A...422.1023S

Strigachev, A.; Lampens, P.

We present accurate CCD astrometric and photometric data for 31 nearby visual double stars in the standard filters BVRI. The observations were collected with a 1.3-m telescope in 2001-2002 The results consist of relative astrometric positions (epoch, angular separation and position angle) and differential BVRI photometry of the components. Mean er…

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hipparcos 8
ISOCAM observations of the L1551 star formation region
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20035758 Bibcode: 2004A&A...420..945G

Prusti, T.; Perault, M.; Olofsson, G. +17 more

The results of a deep mid-IR ISOCAM survey of the L1551 dark molecular cloud are presented. The aim of this survey is a search for new YSO (Young Stellar Object) candidates, using two broad-band filters centred at 6.7 and 14.3 µm. Although two regions close to the centre of L1551 had to be avoided due to…

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO 8
Magnetic activity in HD 111456, a young F5-6 main-sequence star
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031565 Bibcode: 2004A&A...413..657F

Freire Ferrero, R.; Frasca, A.; Catalano, S. +1 more

We present spectroscopic and photometric observations of the young F5-6 V field star HD 111456 which exhibits emission cores in the Ca Ii H and K lines and a filling in the H\alpha line. Absorption lines of He I D_3 and Li I are clearly detected and we give a new value of v\sin i=41.5 km s-1. Although the limit of mag…

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
IUE 8
Celestial position of the companion of PSR J1740-5340
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20041270 Bibcode: 2004A&A...425.1143B

Bassa, C. G.; Stappers, B. W.

We present optical astrometry of archival ground and space based imaging of the companion to PSR J1740-5340. The optical position of the companion is significantly offset from the timing position of the pulsar. We briefly investigate the effects of this inconsistency on other timing parameters and compare our position with an improved position of …

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 8
The Pul-3 catalogue of 58483 stars in the Tycho-2 system
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20034232 Bibcode: 2004A&A...418..357K

Bronnikova, N. M.; Khrutskaya, E. V.; Khovritchev, M. Yu.

A catalogue of positions and proper motions of 58483 stars (Pul-3) has been constructed at the Pulkovo observatory. The Pul-3 is based on the results of measurements of photographic plates with galaxies (Deutsch's plan). All plates were taken using the Pulkovo Normal Astrograph (the first epoch is in the 1950s and the second epoch is in the 1970s)…

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hipparcos 8