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Disc light variability in the FUor star V646 Puppis as observed by TESS and from the ground
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202037607 Bibcode: 2020A&A...644A.135S

Ogłoza, Waldemar; Siwak, Michał; Krzesiński, Jerzy

Context. We investigate small-scale light variations in V646 Pup occurring on timescales of days, weeks, and years.
Aims: We aim to investigate whether this variability is similar to that observed in FU Ori.
Methods: We observed V646 Pup on six occasions at the SAAO and CTIO between 2013 and 2018 with Johnson and Sloan filters, typically…

2020 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 8
Asymmetric distributions of H2O and SiO masers towards V627 Cas
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staa1206 Bibcode: 2020MNRAS.495.1284Y

Kim, Dong-Jin; Rioja, María J.; Dodson, Richard +7 more

We performed simultaneous observations of the $\rm H_2O$ 61,6 - 52,3 (22.235080 GHz) and SiO V = 1, 2, J = 1 → 0, SiO V = 1, J = 2 → 1, 3 → 2 (43.122080, 42.820587, 86.243442, and 129.363359 GHz) masers towards the suspected D-type symbiotic star, V627 Cas, using the Korean VLBI Network. Here, we present astrometrically regis…

2020 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 8
Spectroscopic Monitoring of Rapidly Rotating Early-type Stars in the Pleiades Cluster
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/abb136 Bibcode: 2020ApJ...901...91T

Torres, Guillermo

Radial velocities for the early-type stars in the Pleiades cluster have always been challenging to measure because of the significant rotational broadening of the spectral lines. The large scatter in published velocities has led to claims that many are spectroscopic binaries, and in several cases, preliminary orbital solutions have been proposed. …

2020 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia 8
Distortion of Magnetic Fields in the Dense Core CB81 (L1774, Pipe 42) in the Pipe Nebula
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab67c5 Bibcode: 2020ApJ...890...14K

Kwon, Jungmi; Nagata, Tetsuya; Tamura, Motohide +9 more

The detailed magnetic field structure of the starless dense core CB81 (L1774, Pipe 42) in the Pipe Nebula was determined based on near-infrared polarimetric observations of background stars to measure dichroically polarized light produced by magnetically aligned dust grains in the core. The magnetic fields pervading CB81 were mapped using 147 star…

2020 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia 8
"TNOs are Cool": A survey of the trans-Neptunian region. XV. Physical characteristics of 23 resonant trans-Neptunian and scattered disk objects
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201936183 Bibcode: 2020A&A...638A..23F

Pál, A.; Lellouch, E.; Marton, G. +7 more

The goal of this work is to determine the physical characteristics of resonant, detached and scattered disk objects in the trans-Neptunian region, observed mainly in the framework of the "TNOs are Cool" Herschel open time key programme. Based on thermal emission measurements with the Herschel/PACS and Spitzer/MIPS instruments, we determine size, a…

2020 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Herschel 8
Lithium in T Coronae Borealis
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ab8639 Bibcode: 2020AJ....159..231W

Strassmeier, K. G.; Munari, U.; Evans, A. +5 more

T Coronae Borealis is a recurrent, symbiotic nova system currently in quiescence between its periodic ≈80 yr cycle of eruptions. Observations during inter-outburst epochs provide an opportunity to study properties of the accretion disk and the M red giant. Here we present new irradiated (blackbody veiling) models, incorporating modern molecular op…

2020 The Astronomical Journal
Gaia 8
High-resolution Optical Spectroscopic Observations of Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner in Its 2018 Apparition
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ab7d34 Bibcode: 2020AJ....159..203S

Shinnaka, Yoshiharu; Kawakita, Hideyo; Tajitsu, Akito

Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner is a peculiar comet from the viewpoints of the chemical and physical properties of its dust grains. We conduct optical high-resolution spectroscopic observations of the comet. The intensity ratios of forbidden oxygen lines (at 557.7, 630.0, and 636.4 nm) and ortho-to-para abundance ratios (OPRs) of water cations (H2…

2020 The Astronomical Journal
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Broadband Linear Polarization in the Region of the Open Star Cluster NGC 1817
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/abba29 Bibcode: 2020AJ....160..256S

Pandey, Jeewan C.; Singh, Sadhana

Multiband linear polarimetric observations of 125 stars in the region of the cluster NGC 1817 have been carried out intending to study properties of interstellar dust and grains in that direction. The polarization is found to be wavelength-dependent, being maximum in the V band with an average value of 0.95%. The foreground interstellar dust grain…

2020 The Astronomical Journal
Gaia 8
Massive molecular gas reservoir around the central AGN in the CARLA J1103 + 3449 cluster at z = 1.44
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202038673 Bibcode: 2020A&A...641A..22M

Markov, Vladan; Noirot, Gaël; Gonzalez, Anthony H. +14 more

Passive early-type galaxies dominate cluster cores at z ≲ 1.5. At higher redshift, cluster core galaxies are observed to have on-going star-formation, which is fueled by cold molecular gas. We measured the molecular gas reservoir of the central region around the radio-loud active galactic nucleus (AGN) in the cluster CARLA J1103 + 3449 at z = 1.44…

2020 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 8
Counterparts of Far Eastern Guest Stars: Novae, supernovae, or something else?
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staa1685 Bibcode: 2020MNRAS.496.4488H

Hoffmann, Susanne M.; Vogt, Nikolaus

Historical observations of transients are crucial for studies of their long-term evolution. This paper forms part of a series of papers in which we develop methods for the analysis of ancient data of transient events and their usability in modern science. Prior research on this subject by other authors has focused on looking for historical superno…

2020 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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