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Directly Determined Linear Radii and Effective Temperatures of Exoplanet Host Stars
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| The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets. X. A m sin i = 11 M_⊕ planet around the nearby spotted M dwarf GJ 674
Context: How planet properties depend on stellar mass is a keydiagnostic of planetary formation mechanisms. Aims: This motivatesplanet searches around stars that are significantly more massive or lessmassive than the Sun, and in particular our radial velocity search forplanets around very low-mass stars. Methods: As part of that program,we obtained measurements of GJ 674, an M 2.5 dwarf atd = 4.5 pc. These measurements have dispersion much in excess of theirinternal errors. An intensive observing campaign demonstrates that theexcess dispersion is due to two superimposed coherent signals, withperiods of 4.69 and 35 days. Results: These data are described well bya 2-planet Keplerian model where each planet has a ~11 M_⊕ minimummass. A careful analysis of the (low-level) magnetic activity ofGJ 674, however, demonstrates that the 35-day periodcoincides with the stellar rotation period. This signal thereforeoriginates in a spot inhomogeneity modulated by stellar rotation. The4.69-day signal, on the other hand, is caused by a bona-fide planet,GJ 674b. Conclusions: Its detection adds to thegrowing number of Neptune-mass planets around M-dwarfs and reinforcesthe emerging conclusion that this mass domain is much more populatedthan the Jovian mass range. We discuss the metallicity distributions ofM dwarf with and without planets and find a low 11% probability thatthey are drawn from the same parent distribution. Moreover, we findtentative evidence that the host star metallicity correlates with thetotal mass of their planetary system.Based on observations made with the HARPS instrument on the ESO 3.6 mtelescope under the GTO program ID 072.C-0488 at Cerro La Silla (Chile).Radial-velocity, photometric and Ca II H+K index time series are onlyavailable in electronic format the CDS via anonymous ftp tocdsarc.u-strasbg.fr (130.79.128.5) or viahttp://cdsweb.u-strabg.fr/cgi-bin/qcat?J/A+A/474/293
| Dynamical Evidence for a Black Hole in the Microquasar XTE J1550-564
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| A homogeneous catalog of new UBV and H-beta photometry of B- and A-type stars in and around the Scorpius-Centaurus OB association
B- and A-type stars in and near the Sco-Cen OB association areinvestigated with UBV and H-beta photometry to acquire data relevant tothe luminosity function of Sco-Cen. The measurements generally consistof two 10-s integrations of U, B, V, (W, N) filters, and theobservations are corrected iteratively for atmospheric extinction andinstrumental response. The data presented give the mean V magnitude,mean B-V, mean U-B, and the estimated uncertainties for these values.The catalog provides a homogeneous catalog of data for a large fieldwith stellar objects delineating membership to the association Sco-Cenand that affect the luminosity function of the aggregate.
| UBV photometry of E region standard stars of intermediate brightness
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| Photoelectric standards of intermediate brightness in the E-regions. I. UBV photometry.
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| Fainter Standards for VRI Photometry in the E Regions
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| VRI Photometry of E and F Region Stars [errata: 1978MNSSA..37...35C & 1980MNSSA..39...32C]
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| Lichtelektrische UBV-Photometrie von Standardsternen und in vier Sternfeldern am Äquator
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| Constellation: | Ara |
| Right ascension: | 17h28m31.06s |
| Declination: | -46°52'21.1" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.532 |
| Distance: | 112.108 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -3.1 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -47.4 |
| B-T magnitude: | 9.584 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.619 |
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