The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. Gaia South Ecliptic Pole Field as Seen by OGLE-IV

• Autorzy: Soszyński I. , Udalski A. , Poleski R. , Kozłowski S. , Wyrzykowski Ł. , Pietrukowicz P. , Szymański M. K. , Kubiak M. , Pietrzyński G. , Ulaczyk K. , Skowron J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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We present a comprehensive analysis of the Gaia South Ecliptic Pole (GSEP) field, 5.3 square degrees area around the South Ecliptic Pole on the outskirts of the LMC, based on the data collected during the fourth phase of the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment, OGLE-IV. The GSEP field will be observed during the commissioning phase of the ESA Gaia space mission for testing and calibrating the Gaia instruments. We provide the photometric maps of the GSEP region containing the mean VI photometry of all detected stellar objects and their equatorial coordinates. We show the quality and completeness of the OGLE-IV photometry and color-magnitude diagrams of this region. We conducted an extensive search for variable stars in the GSEP field leading to the discovery of 6789 variable stars. In this sample we found 132 classical Cepheids, 686 RR Lyr type stars, 2819 long-period, and 1377 eclipsing variables. Several objects deserving special attention were also selected, including a new classical Cepheid in a binary eclipsing system. To provide empirical data for the Gaia Science Alert system we also conducted a search for optical transients. We discovered two firm type Ia supernovae and nine additional supernova candidates. To facilitate future Gaia supernovae detections we prepared a list of more than 1900 galaxies to redshift about 0.1 located in the GSEP field. Finally, we present the results of astrometric study of the GSEP field. With the 26 months time base of the presented here OGLE-IV data, proper motions of stars could be detected with the accuracy reaching 2 mas/yr. Astrometry allowed to distinguish galactic foreground variable stars detected in the GSEP field from LMC objects and to discover about 50 high proper motion stars (proper motion ≥ 100 mas/yr). Among them three new nearby white dwarfs were found. All data presented in this paper are available to the astronomical community from the OGLE Internet archive.

Słowa kluczowe

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techniques: photometric; astrometry; catalogs; stars: variables: general; stars: oscillations: including pulsations; binaries: eclipsing; Magellanic Clouds

• Wydawca: Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy
• Czasopismo: Acta Astronomica
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: Vol. 62, No. 3
• Strony: 219--245
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 29 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

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Soszyński I.

• Warsaw University Observatory, Al. Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland

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Udalski A.

• Warsaw University Observatory, Al. Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland

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Poleski R.

• Warsaw University Observatory, Al. Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland

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Kozłowski S.

• Warsaw University Observatory, Al. Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland

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Wyrzykowski Ł.

• Warsaw University Observatory, Al. Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
• Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA,UK

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Pietrukowicz P.

• Warsaw University Observatory, Al. Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland

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Szymański M. K.

• Warsaw University Observatory, Al. Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland

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Kubiak M.

• Warsaw University Observatory, Al. Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland

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Pietrzyński G.

• Warsaw University Observatory, Al. Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
• Universidad de Concepción, Departamento de Astronomia, Casilla 160-C, Concepción, Chile

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Ulaczyk K.

• Warsaw University Observatory, Al. Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland

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Skowron J.

• Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 W. 18th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA
• Warsaw University Observatory, Al. Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland

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