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The five largest satellites of Uranus: Astrometric observations spread over 29 years at the Pico dos Dias Observatory
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2021.105376 Bibcode: 2022P&SS..21005376C

Fienga, A.; Assafin, M.; Camargo, J. I. B. +2 more

We present the astrometry of the five largest satellites of Uranus from observations spread over almost three decades with photographic plates and CCDs (mainly), taken at the Pico dos Dias Observatory - Brazil. All positions presented here are obtained from the reanalysis of measurements and images used in previous publications. Reference stars ar…

2022 Planetary and Space Science
Gaia 8
Evolution of coronal hole solar wind in the inner heliosphere: Combined observations by Solar Orbiter and Parker Solar Probe
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243989 Bibcode: 2022A&A...668A.189P

Perri, S.; Lavraud, B.; Maksimovic, M. +18 more

We study the radial evolution, from 0.1 AU to the Earth, of a homogeneous recurrent fast wind, coming from the same source on the Sun, by means of new measurements by both Solar Orbiter and Parker Solar Probe. With respect to previous radial studies, we extend, for the first time, the analysis of a recurrent fast stream at distances never reached …

2022 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SolarOrbiter 8
WD 1145+017: Alternative models of the atmosphere, dust clouds, and gas rings
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141924 Bibcode: 2022A&A...660A..72B

Budaj, J.; Hubeny, I.; Maliuk, A.

Context. WD 1145+017 (WD1145) is the first white dwarf known to be orbited by disintegrating exoasteroids. It is a DBZ-type white dwarf with strongly variable broad circumstellar lines and variable shallow ultraviolet (UV) transits. Various models of the dust clouds and gaseous rings have been proposed as an explanation for this behavior.
Aim…

2022 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia eHST 8
Convective storms in closed cyclones in Jupiter's South Temperate Belt: (I) observations
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2022.114994 Bibcode: 2022Icar..38014994H

Wong, Michael H.; Baines, Kevin H.; Hueso, Ricardo +19 more

On May 31, 2020 a short-lived convective storm appeared in one of the small cyclones of Jupiter's South Temperate Belt (STB) at planetographic latitude 30.8°S. The outbreak was captured by amateur astronomer Clyde Foster in methane-band images, became widely known as Clyde's Spot, and was imaged at very high resolution by the Junocam instrument on…

2022 Icarus
eHST 8
Nano-grain depletion in photon-dominated regions
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243635 Bibcode: 2022A&A...666A..49S

Abergel, A.; Ysard, N.; Habart, E. +3 more

Context. Carbonaceous nano-grains play a fundamental role in the physico-chemistry of the interstellar medium (ISM) and especially of photon-dominated regions (PDRs). Their properties vary with the local physical conditions and affect the local chemistry and dynamics.
Aims: We aim to highlight the evolution of carbonaceous nano-grains in thre…

2022 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Herschel 8
TOI-712: A System of Adolescent Mini-Neptunes Extending to the Habitable Zone
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ac7954 Bibcode: 2022AJ....164...71V

Vanderburg, Andrew; Hellier, Coel; Triaud, Amaury H. M. J. +41 more

As an all-sky survey, NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission is able to detect the brightest and rarest types of transiting planetary systems, including young planets that enable study of the evolutionary processes that occur within the first billion years. Here we report the discovery of a young, multiplanet system orbiting t…

2022 The Astronomical Journal
Gaia 8
Photometric calibration methods for wide-field photometric surveys
DOI: 10.1360/SSPMA-2022-0086 Bibcode: 2022SSPMA..52B9503H

Huang, Bowen; Yuan, Haibo; Xiao, Kai

Uniform and accurate photometric calibration plays an important role in the current and next-generation wide-field imaging surveys. Herein, we review the modern photometric calibration methods, including the classic standard star method, "hardware/observation-driven" methods (such as the Ubercalibration, Hypercalibration, and Forward Global Calibr…

2022 Scientia Sinica Physica, Mechanica & Astronomica
Gaia 8
J-PLUS: Detecting and studying extragalactic globular clusters. The case of NGC 1023
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202142402 Bibcode: 2022A&A...664A.129D

Cortesi, Arianna; Chies-Santos, Ana L.; Forbes, Duncan A. +19 more

Context. Extragalactic globular clusters (GCs) are key objects in studies of galactic histories. The advent of wide-field surveys, such as the Javalambre Photometric Local Universe Survey (J-PLUS), offers new possibilities for the study of these systems.
Aims: We performed the first study of GCs in J-PLUS to recover information on the history…

2022 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 8
Discovery of SiO Masers in the "Water Fountain" Source IRAS 16552-3050
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ac3fb6 Bibcode: 2022AJ....163...85A

Tafoya, D.; Gómez, J. F.; Uscanga, L. +7 more

In this paper, we report new detections of SiO v = 1 and v = 2 J = 1 → 0 masers in the "water fountain" source IRAS 16552-3050, which was observed with the Nobeyama 45 m telescope during 2021 March-April. Water fountains are evolved stars whose H2O maser spectra trace high-velocity outflows of >100 km s-1. This is the seco…

2022 The Astronomical Journal
Gaia 8
Characterization of ionospheric irregularities over the equatorial and low latitude Nigeria region
DOI: 10.1007/s10509-022-04110-0 Bibcode: 2022Ap&SS.367...79O

Simi, K. G.; Ogwala, Aghogho; Oyedokun, Oluwole John +5 more

Ionospheric irregularity poses severe challenges to the highly dynamic satellite communication, navigation and tracking operations that rely on transionospheric satellite services like the operation of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Although numerous studies on the effect of geomagnetic storms on the inhibition or suppression of ir…

2022 Astrophysics and Space Science
SOHO 8