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Trajectory Determination for Coronal Ejecta Observed by WISPR/Parker Solar Probe
DOI: 10.1007/s11207-020-01715-y Bibcode: 2020SoPh..295..140L

Qiu, J.; Howard, R. A.; Vourlidas, A. +3 more

The Wide-field Imager for Solar Probe (WISPR) onboard the Parker Solar Probe (PSP), observing in white light, has a fixed angular field of view, extending from 13.5 to 108 from the Sun and approximately 50 in the transverse direction. Because of the highly elliptical orbit of PSP, the physical extent of the imag…

2020 Solar Physics
SOHO 19
The Late-time Afterglow Evolution of Long Gamma-Ray Bursts GRB 160625B and GRB 160509A
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab8799 Bibcode: 2020ApJ...894...43K

Fruchter, Andrew S.; Cenko, S. Bradley; Tanvir, Nial +12 more

We present post-jet-break Hubble Space Telescope, Very Large Array, and Chandra observations of the afterglow of the long γ-ray bursts GRB 160625B (between 69 and 209 days) and GRB 160509A (between 35 and 80 days). We calculate the post-jet-break decline rates of the light curves and find the afterglow of GRB 160625B is inconsistent with a simple …

2020 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 19
The peculiar kinematics of the multiple populations in the globular cluster Messier 80 (NGC 6093)
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz3506 Bibcode: 2020MNRAS.492..966K

Dalessandro, E.; Dreizler, S.; Bastian, N. +10 more

We combine MUSE spectroscopy and Hubble Space Telescope ultraviolet (UV) photometry to perform a study of the chemistry and dynamics of the Galactic globular cluster Messier 80 (M80, NGC 6093). Previous studies have revealed three stellar populations that vary not only in their light-element abundances, but also in their radial distributions, with…

2020 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia eHST 19
A long-period (P = 61.8 d) M5V dwarf eclipsing a Sun-like star from TESS and NGTS
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staa1248 Bibcode: 2020MNRAS.495.2713G

Jackman, James A. G.; Wheatley, Peter J.; Bayliss, Daniel +27 more

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has produced a large number of single-transit event candidates which are being monitored by the Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS). We observed a second epoch for the TIC-231005575 system (Tmag = 12.06 and $T_{\rm eff} = 5500 \pm 85\, \mathrm{ K}$ ) with NGTS and a third epoch with Las Cumbre…

2020 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 19
High-resolution Spectroscopic Monitoring Observations of FU Orionis-type Object, V960 Mon
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aba532 Bibcode: 2020ApJ...900...36P

Lee, Jeong-Eun; Pyo, Tae-Soo; Park, Sunkyung +9 more

We present the results of high-resolution (R ≥ 30,000) optical and near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic monitoring observations of an FU Orionis-type object (FUor), V960 Mon, which underwent an outburst in 2014 November. We have monitored this object with the Bohyunsan Optical Echelle Spectrograph and the Immersion GRating INfrared Spectrograph since…

2020 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia 19
Inferring the parallax of Westerlund 1 from Gaia DR2
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz3628 Bibcode: 2020MNRAS.492.2497A

Drout, Maria R.; Smith, Nathan; Stassun, Keivan G. +6 more

Westerlund 1 (Wd1) is potentially the largest star cluster in the Galaxy. That designation critically depends upon the distance to the cluster, yet the cluster is highly obscured, making luminosity-based distance estimates difficult. Using Gaia Data Release 2 (DR2) parallaxes and Bayesian inference, we infer a parallax of 0.35^{+0.07}_{-0.06} mas …

2020 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 19
Scaling relations and baryonic cycling in local star-forming galaxies. I. The sample
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201936304 Bibcode: 2020A&A...638A...4G

Hunt, L. K.; Ginolfi, M.; Schneider, R. +2 more

Metallicity and gas content are intimately related in the baryonic exchange cycle of galaxies, and galaxy evolution scenarios can be constrained by quantifying this relation. To this end, we have compiled a sample of ∼400 galaxies in the local Universe, dubbed "MAGMA" (Metallicity And Gas for Mass Assembly), which covers an unprecedented range in …

2020 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Herschel 19
The GALAH Survey: Chemically tagging the Fimbulthul stream to the globular cluster ω Centauri
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz3105 Bibcode: 2020MNRAS.491.3374S

Lewis, Geraint F.; Ting, Yuan-Sen; Buder, Sven +17 more

Using kinematics from Gaia and the large elemental abundance space of the second data release of the GALAH survey, we identify two new members of the Fimbulthul stellar stream, and chemically tag them to massive, multimetallic globular cluster ω Centauri. Recent analysis of the second data release of Gaia had revealed the Fimbulthul stellar stream…

2020 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 19
Spectroscopy and polarimetry of the gravitationally lensed quasar SDSS J1004+4112 with the 6m SAO RAS telescope
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201936088 Bibcode: 2020A&A...634A..27P

Popović, L. Č.; Afanasiev, V. L.; Fian, C. +5 more

Context. We present new spectroscopic and polarimetric observations of the gravitational lens SDSS J1004+4112 taken with the 6 m telescope of the Special Astrophysical Observatory (Russia).
Aims: In order to explain the variability that is observed only in the blue wing of the C IV emission line, corresponding to image A, we analyze the spect…

2020 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 19
The GAPS Programme at TNG. XXV. Stellar atmospheric parameters and chemical composition through GIARPS optical and near-infrared spectra
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202038511 Bibcode: 2020A&A...640A.123B

Baratella, M.; Mallonn, M.; Scandariato, G. +20 more

Context. The detailed chemical composition of stars is important in many astrophysical fields, among which is the characterisation of exoplanetary systems. Previous studies seem to indicate an anomalous chemical pattern of the youngest stellar population in the solar vicinity that has sub-solar metal content. This can influence various observation…

2020 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 19