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Ultraviolet light curves of V535 Arae
Eaton, Joel A.
Observations of V535 Ara obtained with IUE define the light curve of this long-period W UMa binary in the ultraviolet and let us estimate its gravity darkening. This star was chosen as a contact binary near the high-Teff limit for convection. The ultraviolet colours and spectral type correspond to (B‑V)0=0.24, or A8V, and imp…
The Far Ultraviolet Spectrum of the 04V-F Star 9-SAGITTARII
Danezis, E.; Laskarides, P. G.; Theodossiou, E.
A detailed list of line identifications of the far UV spectrum of the O4V((f)) star 9 Sagittarii (HD 164794) in the wavelength range λλ1174-2000 Å is presented. The identification is based on two spectra recorded in 1981 (on 16 April—SWP 13729 and on 24 August—SWP 14805) by the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE). In the list many unclassifie…
Planetary Nebula with a Peculiar Spectrum in the Ultraviolet - CN:3-1
Gurzadian, G. A.; Terzian, Yervant; Egikian, A. G.
We have obtained IUE ultraviolet spectra of the low-excitation planetary nebula CN 3-1. The recordings show the well-known doublet 2800 MgII and resonance line 2852 MgI as strong absorption lines. We show that these lines cannot be of interstellar origin and that they may be formed in two envelopes surrounding the main nebula: in the transition zo…
Planetary nebula with a neutral envelope?
Gurzadian, G. A.; Terzian, Yervant; Egikian, A. G.
IUE ultraviolet spectral recording for a low excitating planetary nebula NGC 6369 is obtained. The very strong doublet 2800 MgII in emission as well as not less strong absorption line 2852 MgI are discovered in the spectrum of this nebula. It is shown that the resonance line 2852 MgI may originate only in a neutral envelope, around the nebula, con…
Pseudo Resonance Absorption Lines in Planetary Nebulae - Discovery
Gurzadyan, G. A.; Egikyan, A. G.
The possibility of the formation of pseudo-resonance absorption lines in planetary nebulae is predicted only theoretically. However, this has not been confirmed by direct observations. In the present article an attempt has been made to show, as a result of careful analysis of IUE spectral recordings for a group of planetary nebulae, that the exist…
An early TYCHO astrometric catalogue
Bastian, U.; Hog, E.; Egret, D. +2 more
The TICR catalogue is arevision of TIC, theTYCHO Input Catalogue, and will contain positions derived from the first 12 months of TYCHO observations. Its properties, its role in TYCHO data analysis, and other possible uses are discussed. Since TICR will list about 500 000 stars with a positional precision of 0."15 (rms) and since it should become a…
The Far Ultraviolet Spectrum of the O4I/N/F Star Zeta-Puppis
Danezis, E.; Laskarides, P. G.; Theodossiou, E.
A detailed list of line identifications of the far UV spectrum of the O4I(n)f star ζ Puppis (HD 66811) in the wavelength range λλ1168–1984 Å recorded on 16 April, 1981 with the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) is presented. The detailed analysis of the radial velocities measured in the same wavelength range is also presented.
Astrometry of Southern Radio Sources
Preston, Robert A.; White, Graeme L.; Gulkis, Samuel +7 more
An overview is presented of a number of astrometry and astrophysics programs based on radio sources from the Parkes 2.7 GHz catalogues. The programs cover the optical identification and spectroscopy of flat-spectrum Parkes sources and the determination of their milliarc-second radio structures and positions. Work is also in progress to tie togethe…
An Observational Program for a Unified Optical / Radio Reference Frame
White, G.; de Vegt, C.; Johnston, K. J. +4 more
An observational pilot program is described which provides a first step towards the construction of an inertial extragalactic reference frame from optical and radio measurements. Candidate objects will be selected from extragalactic compact radio sources which display optical counterparts. Galactic radio stars will be secondary reference objects. …
A Cool Giant with a Circumstellar Cloud
Kondo, Y.; Gurzadian, G. A.; Perez, Mario R. +2 more
The IUE spectrum of the star HD 139521, a giant of class G8III is obtained and based on the analysis of the narrow structure of 2795 (k) and 2803 (h) MgII emission profiles, the existence of a circumstellar cloud around the giant star is assumed. This conclusion is confirmed also by the anomaly of the small observed power of the doublet MgII emiss…