J/A+A/554/A123 Near-IR catalog of novae in VVV survey area (Saito+, 2013)
A near-infrared catalogue of the Galactic novae in the VVV survey area.
Saito R.K., Minniti D., Angeloni R., Catelan M., Beamin J.C., Borissova J.,
Dekany I., Kerins E., Kurtev R., Mennickent R.E.
<Astron. Astrophys., 554, A123 (2013)>
=2013A&A...554A.123S 2013A&A...554A.123S
ADC_Keywords: Novae ; Surveys ; Photometry, infrared
Keywords: novae, cataclysmic variables - Galaxy: stellar content - catalogs -
surveys
Abstract:
Near-infrared data on classical novae contain useful information about
the ejected gas mass and the thermal emission by dust formed during
eruption, and provide independent methods to classify the objects
according to the colour of their progenitors, and the fading rate and
features seen after eruption. The VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea
survey (VVV) is a near-IR ESO Public Survey mapping the Milky Way
bulge and southern plane. Data taken during 2010-2011 covered the
entire area in the JHKs bands plus some epochs in Ks-band of the
ongoing VVV variability campaign.
We used the VVV data to create a near-IR catalogue of the known
Galactic novae in the 562 sq. deg. area covered by VVV. We also
compiled the information about novae from the variability tables of
the VVV variability campaign.
Description:
We used the novae list provided by VSX/AAVSO catalogue to search for
all objects within the VVV area. From the 140 novae, we were able to
retrieve the JHKs colours of 93 objects. We also checked in the
ongoing VVV variability campaign for the light curves of novae that
erupted in the last years.
File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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ReadMe 80 . This file
table1.dat 144 140 Previously known novae in the VVV area
(completed as of December 2012)
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See also:
B/vsx : AAVSO International Variable Star Index VSX
http://www.aavso.org : VSX database
Byte-by-byte Description of file: table1.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 9 A9 --- Nova Nova name
11- 12 A2 --- n_Nova [* ] * for During eruption,
** for nova progenitor
14- 34 A21 --- Oname Other designation
36- 40 A5 --- Type Nova type (1)
42- 43 I2 h RAh Right ascension (J2000) (2)
45- 46 I2 min RAm Right ascension (J2000) (2)
48- 52 F5.2 s RAs Right ascension (J2000) (2)
54 A1 --- DE- Declination sign (J2000) (2)
55- 56 I2 deg DEd Declination (J2000) (2)
58- 59 I2 arcmin DEm Declination (J2000) (2)
61- 64 F4.1 arcsec DEs Declination (J2000) (2)
66- 67 I2 h RAVh ? VVV Right ascension (J2000)
69- 70 I2 min RAVm ? VVV Right ascension (J2000)
72- 76 F5.2 s RAVs ? VVV Right ascension (J2000)
78 A1 --- DEV- VVV Declination sign (J2000)
79- 80 I2 deg DEVd ? VVV Declination (J2000)
82- 83 I2 arcmin DEVm ? VVV Declination (J2000)
85- 89 F5.2 arcsec DEVs ? VVV Declination (J2000)
91- 95 F5.3 arcsec Dist [0/2]? Distance between the Simbad coordinates
and the VVV source
97-102 F6.3 mag Jmag ? VISTA J magnitude
104-108 F5.3 mag e_Jmag ? rms uncertainty on Jmag
110-115 F6.3 mag Hmag ? VISTA H magnitude
117-121 F5.3 mag e_Hmag ? rms uncertainty on Hmag
123-128 F6.3 mag Ksmag ? VISTA Ks magnitude
130-134 F5.3 mag e_Ksmag ? rms uncertainty on Ksmag
136-140 F5.3 mag AKs ? Absorption in Ks band (3)
142-144 A3 --- Note Note (4)
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Note (1): We adopted the novae type designations described by VSX database
(http://www.aavso.org/): novae (N), subdivided into fast (NA), slow (NB),
and very slow (NC) categories.
Note (2): The coordinates were taken from Simbad.
Note (3): Values of extinction (AKs) are for a 2 arcmin region around the target
position, taken from the maps of Gonzalez et al. (2012A&A...543A..13G 2012A&A...543A..13G).
Note (4): Notes as follows:
MS = multiple sources
ND = no detection
ST = saturated source
: = for doubtful sources (see text)
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History:
From electronic version of the journal
(End) Patricia Vannier [CDS] 14-Oct-2013