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Detailed study of a rare hyperluminous rotating disk in an Einstein ring 10 billion years ago
DOI: 10.1038/s41550-024-02296-7 Bibcode: 2024NatAs...8.1181L

Cresci, Giovanni; Frye, Brenda L.; Yun, Min S. +83 more

Hyperluminous infrared galaxies (HyLIRGs) are the rarest and most extreme starbursts and found only in the distant Universe (z ≳ 1). They have intrinsic infrared (IR) luminosities LIR ≥ 1013 L and are commonly found to be major mergers. Recently, the Planck All-Sky Survey to Analyze Gravitationally-lensed Extreme …

2024 Nature Astronomy
eHST 3
New Results on the Onset of a Coronal Mass Ejection from 5303 Å Emission Line Observations with VELC/ADITYA-L1
DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ad8c45 Bibcode: 2024ApJ...976L...6R

Ramesh, R.; Singh, Jagdev; Sasikumar Raja, K. +3 more

We report on the onset of a coronal mass ejection (CME) using spectroscopic observations in the 5303 Å coronal emission line with the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) onboard ADITYA-L1, the recently launched first Indian space solar mission. The CME was observed on 2024 July 16 in association with an X1.9 class soft X-ray flare from heliog…

2024 The Astrophysical Journal
SOHO 3
BEBOP V. Homogeneous stellar analysis of potential circumbinary planet hosts
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stae1405 Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.531.4085F

Hellier, Coel; Triaud, Amaury H. M. J.; Sairam, Lalitha +29 more

Planets orbiting binary systems are relatively unexplored compared to those around single stars. Detections of circumbinary planets and planetary systems offer a first detailed view into our understanding of circumbinary planet formation and dynamical evolution. The BEBOP (binaries escorted by orbiting planets) radial velocity survey plays a speci…

2024 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 3
A benchmark white dwarf-ultracool dwarf wide field binary
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad3911 Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.52710737F

Smith, Leigh C.; Minniti, Dante; Caceres, Claudio +8 more

We present the discovery and multiwavelength characterization of VVV J1438-6158 AB, a new field wide-binary system consisting of a $4.6^{+5.5}_{-2.4}~{\rm Gyr}$ and $T_{\rm eff} = 9500\pm 125~\mathrm{ K}$ DA white dwarf (WD) and a $T_{\rm eff} = 2400\pm 50~\mathrm{ K}$ M8 ultracool dwarf (UCD). The projected separation of the system is $a = 1236.7…

2024 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 3
The Orbit and Mass of the Cepheid AW Per
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad5e7d Bibcode: 2024ApJ...972..145E

Mérand, Antoine; Lanthermann, Cyprien; Anugu, Narsireddy +17 more

The Cepheid AW Per is a component in a multiple system with a long-period orbit. The radial velocities of Griffin cover the 38 yr orbit well. An extensive program of interferometry with the Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy array is reported here, from which the long-period orbit is determined. In addition, a Hubble Space Telescope high…

2024 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia IUE eHST 3
Two-process Model and Residual Abundance Analysis of the Milky Way Massive Satellites
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad70ad Bibcode: 2024ApJ...974..227H

Horta, Danny; Hayes, Christian R.; Beaton, Rachael L. +4 more

The "two-process model" is a promising technique for interpreting stellar chemical abundance data from large-scale surveys (e.g., the Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV/V and the Galactic Archeology with HERMES survey), enabling more quantitative empirical studies of differences in chemical enrichment history between galaxies without relying on detailed …

2024 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia 3
A Stellar Dynamical Mass Measurement of the Supermassive Black Hole in NGC 3258
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad5a91 Bibcode: 2024ApJ...971..149W

Gebhardt, Karl; Gültekin, Kayhan; Nagar, Neil +2 more

We present a stellar dynamical mass measurement of the supermassive black hole in the elliptical (E1) galaxy NGC 3258. Our findings are based on integral field unit spectroscopy from the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) observations in narrow-field mode with adaptive optics and the MUSE wide-field mode, from which we extract kinematic info…

2024 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 3
The GAPS Programme at TNG. LI. Investigating the correlations between transiting system parameters and host chromospheric activity
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202347079 Bibcode: 2024A&A...682A.136C

Scandariato, G.; Pagano, I.; Fossati, L. +28 more

Context. Stellar activity is the most relevant types of astrophysical noise that affect the discovery and characterization of extrasolar planets. On the other hand, the amplitude of stellar activity could hint at an interaction between the star and a close-in giant planet. Progress has been made in recent years in understanding how to deal with st…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 3
Classifying Optical (Out)bursts in Cataclysmic Variables: The Distinct Observational Characteristics of Dwarf Novae, Micronovae, Stellar Flares, and Magnetic Gating
DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ad243c Bibcode: 2024ApJ...962L..34I

Littlefield, Colin; Iłkiewicz, Krystian; Scaringi, Simone +5 more

Cataclysmic variables can experience short optical brightenings, which are commonly attributed to phenomena such as dwarf novae outbursts, micronovae, donor flares, or magnetic gating bursts. Since these events exhibit similar observational characteristics, their identification has often been ambiguous. In particular, magnetic gating bursts and mi…

2024 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia 3
TESS duotransit candidates from the Southern Ecliptic Hemisphere
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad3783 Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.528.1841H

Ramsay, Gavin; Wheatley, Peter J.; Bayliss, Daniel +20 more

Discovering transiting exoplanets with long orbital periods allows us to study warm and cool planetary systems with temperatures similar to the planets in our own Solar system. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission has photometrically surveyed the entire Southern Ecliptic Hemisphere in Cycle 1 (2018 August-2019 July), Cycle 3 (2…

2024 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 3