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Fundamental effective temperature measurements for eclipsing binary stars – III. SPIRou near-infrared spectroscopy and CHEOPS photometry of the benchmark G0V star EBLM J0113+31 (2022)
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Maxted, P. F. L., Miller, N. J., Hoyer, S., Adibekyan, V., Sousa, S. G., Billot, N., …Walton, N. (2022). Fundamental effective temperature measurements for eclipsing binary stars – III. SPIRou near-infrared spectroscopy and CHEOPS photometry of the benchmark G0V star EBLM J0113+31. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 513(4), 6042-6057. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac1270

EBLM J0113+31 is a moderately bright (V = 10.1), metal-poor ([Fe/H] approximate to-0.3) GOV star with a much fainter M dwarf companion on a wide, eccentric orbit (= 14.3 d). We have used near-infrared spectroscopy obtained with the SPIRou spectrograp... Read More about Fundamental effective temperature measurements for eclipsing binary stars – III. SPIRou near-infrared spectroscopy and CHEOPS photometry of the benchmark G0V star EBLM J0113+31.

High-mass pulsators in eclipsing binaries observed using TESS (2022)
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Southworth, J., & Bowman, D. M. (2022). High-mass pulsators in eclipsing binaries observed using TESS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 513(3), 3191-3209. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac875

Pulsations and binarity are both common features of massive stars. The study of pulsating massive stars in eclipsing binary systems holds great potential for constraining stellar structure and evolution theory. However, prior to the all-sky Transitin... Read More about High-mass pulsators in eclipsing binaries observed using TESS.

V456 Cyg: An eclipsing binary with tidally perturbed g-mode pulsations (2022)
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Van Reeth, T., Southworth, J., Van Beeck, J., & Bowman, D. M. (2022). V456 Cyg: An eclipsing binary with tidally perturbed g-mode pulsations. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 659, Article ARTN A177. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202142833

Context. Many well-known bright stars have been observed by the ongoing transiting exoplanet survey satellite (TESS) space mission. For several of them, these new data reveal previously unobserved variability, such as tidally perturbed pulsations in... Read More about V456 Cyg: An eclipsing binary with tidally perturbed g-mode pulsations.

Homogeneous transit timing analyses of ten exoplanet systems (2022)
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Baştürk, Ö., Esmer, E. M., Yalçınkaya, S., Torun, Ş., Mancini, L., Helweh, F., …Yelkenci, K. (2022). Homogeneous transit timing analyses of ten exoplanet systems. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 512(2), 2062-2081. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac592

We study the transit timings of 10 exoplanets in order to investigate potential transit timing variations in them. We model their available ground-based light curves, some presented here and others taken from the literature, and homogeneously measure... Read More about Homogeneous transit timing analyses of ten exoplanet systems.

THE TRANSITING PLANETARY SYSTEM WASP-86/KELT-12: TESS PROVIDES THE CASTING VOTE (2022)
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Southworth, J., & Faedi, F. (2022). THE TRANSITING PLANETARY SYSTEM WASP-86/KELT-12: TESS PROVIDES THE CASTING VOTE. Observatory, 142, 1 - 10

A transiting planetary system was discovered independently by two groups, under the names WASP-86 (Faedi et al.1) and KELT12 (Stevens et al.2). The properties of the system determined in these works were very different, most tellingly a variation of... Read More about THE TRANSITING PLANETARY SYSTEM WASP-86/KELT-12: TESS PROVIDES THE CASTING VOTE.

An Isolated Stellar-Mass Black Hole Detected Through Astrometric Microlensing (2022)
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Sahu, K. C., Anderson, J., Casertano, S., Bond, H. E., Udalski, A., Dominik, M., …Collaboration, R. (2022). An Isolated Stellar-Mass Black Hole Detected Through Astrometric Microlensing. Astrophysical Journal, 933(1),

We report the first unambiguous detection and mass measurement of an isolated stellar-mass black hole (BH). We used the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) to carry out precise astrometry of the source star of the long-duration (t_E ~ 270 days), high-magnif... Read More about An Isolated Stellar-Mass Black Hole Detected Through Astrometric Microlensing.

Parameters of the eclipsing binary a Draconis observed by TESS and SONG (2022)
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Hey, D. R., Kochoska, A., Monier, R., Kochukhov, O., Johnston, C., Bedding, T. R., …Pallé, P. L. (2022). Parameters of the eclipsing binary a Draconis observed by TESS and SONG. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 511(2), 2648-2658. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac020

We present an analysis of the eclipsing single-lined spectroscopic binary system a Dra based on photometry from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission and newly acquired spectroscopic measurements. Recently discovered to have eclips... Read More about Parameters of the eclipsing binary a Draconis observed by TESS and SONG.

REDISCUSSION OF ECLIPSING BINARIES. PAPER 7: DELTA SCUTI, GAMMA DORADUS, AND TIDALLY-PERTURBED PULSATIONS IN RR LYNCIS (2021)
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Taylor. (2021). REDISCUSSION OF ECLIPSING BINARIES. PAPER 7: DELTA SCUTI, GAMMA DORADUS, AND TIDALLY-PERTURBED PULSATIONS IN RR LYNCIS. Observatory, 141, 282

RR Lyn is a detached eclipsing binary with a 9.95 d orbit containing two A-stars: one metallic-lined and one possibly metal-poor. We use the light curve from the TESS satellite and two sets of published radial velocity measurements to determine the p... Read More about REDISCUSSION OF ECLIPSING BINARIES. PAPER 7: DELTA SCUTI, GAMMA DORADUS, AND TIDALLY-PERTURBED PULSATIONS IN RR LYNCIS.

REDISCUSSION OF ECLIPSING BINARIES. PAPER 6: THE F-TYPE SYSTEM V505 PERSEI (2021)
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Taylor. (2021). REDISCUSSION OF ECLIPSING BINARIES. PAPER 6: THE F-TYPE SYSTEM V505 PERSEI. Observatory, 141(1295), 234 - 245. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2106.04323

V505 Per is a detached eclipsing binary containing two F5 V stars in a 4.22 d circular orbit. We use a light curve from the TESS satellite and published radial velocity measurements to establish the properties of the system to high precision. The mas... Read More about REDISCUSSION OF ECLIPSING BINARIES. PAPER 6: THE F-TYPE SYSTEM V505 PERSEI.

Space-Based Photometry of Binary Stars: From Voyager to TESS (2021)
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Southworth, J. (2021). Space-Based Photometry of Binary Stars: From Voyager to TESS. Universe, 7(10), 369 - 369

Binary stars are crucial laboratories for stellar physics, so have been photometric targets for space missions beginning with the very first orbiting telescope (OAO-2) launched in 1968. This review traces the binary stars observed and the scientific... Read More about Space-Based Photometry of Binary Stars: From Voyager to TESS.

Large-scale changes of the cloud coverage in the E Indi Ba and Bb system (vol 498, 3881, 2020) (2021)
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Hitchcock, J. A., Helling, C., Scholz, A., Hodosan, G., Dominik, M., Hundertmark, M., …von Essen, C. (2021). Large-scale changes of the cloud coverage in the E Indi Ba and Bb system (vol 498, 3881, 2020). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 506(3), 3418-3418. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab1989

We present the results of 14 nights of I-band photometric monitoring of the nearby brown dwarf binary, ϵ Indi Ba and Bb. Observations were acquired over 2 months, with a total of close to 42 h of coverage at a typically high cadence of 1.4 min. At a... Read More about Large-scale changes of the cloud coverage in the E Indi Ba and Bb system (vol 498, 3881, 2020).

The ultra-hot-Jupiter KELT-16 b: Dynamical Evolution and Atmospheric Properties (2021)
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Mancini, L., Southworth, J., Naponiello, L., Baştürk, Ö., Barbato, D., Biagiotti, F., …Yalçınkaya, S. (2022). The ultra-hot-Jupiter KELT-16 b: Dynamical Evolution and Atmospheric Properties. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 509(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab2691

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>We present broad-band photometry of 30 planetary transits of the ultra-hot Jupiter KELT-16 b, using five medium-class telescopes. The transits were monitored through standard B,?V,?R,?I filters and four were... Read More about The ultra-hot-Jupiter KELT-16 b: Dynamical Evolution and Atmospheric Properties.

OGLE-2018-BLG-1185b: A Low-mass Microlensing Planet Orbiting a Low-mass Dwarf (2021)
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Kondo, I., Yee, J. C., Bennett, D. P., Sumi, T., Koshimoto, N., Bond, I. A., …Saha, A. (2021). OGLE-2018-BLG-1185b: A Low-mass Microlensing Planet Orbiting a Low-mass Dwarf. Astronomical Journal, 162(2), Article 77. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ac00ba

We report an analysis of the planetary microlensing event OGLE-2018-BLG-1185, which was observed by a large number of ground-based telescopes and by the Spitzer Space Telescope. The ground-based light curve indicates a low planet–host star mass ratio... Read More about OGLE-2018-BLG-1185b: A Low-mass Microlensing Planet Orbiting a Low-mass Dwarf.

Six Outbursts of Comet 46P/Wirtanen (2021)
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Kelley, M. S. P., Farnham, T. L., Li, J., Bodewits, D., Snodgrass, C., Allen, J., …Unda-Sanzana, E. (2021). Six Outbursts of Comet 46P/Wirtanen. The Planetary Science Journal, 2(4), 131. https://doi.org/10.3847/psj/abfe11

Cometary activity is a manifestation of sublimation-driven processes at the surface of nuclei. However, cometary outbursts may arise from other processes that are not necessarily driven by volatiles. In order to fully understand nuclear surfaces and... Read More about Six Outbursts of Comet 46P/Wirtanen.

Transmission spectroscopy with VLT FORS2: a featureless spectrum for the low-density transiting exoplanet WASP-88b (2021)
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Spyratos, P., Nikolov, N., Southworth, J., Constantinou, S., Madhusudhan, N., Carter, A. L., …Mikal-Evans, T. (2021). Transmission spectroscopy with VLT FORS2: a featureless spectrum for the low-density transiting exoplanet WASP-88b. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 506(2), 2853-2870. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab1847

We present ground-based optical transmission spectroscopy of the low-density hot Jupiter WASP-88b covering the wavelength range 4413 - 8333 Å with the FORS2 spectrograph on the Very Large Telescope. The FORS2 white light curves exhibit a significant... Read More about Transmission spectroscopy with VLT FORS2: a featureless spectrum for the low-density transiting exoplanet WASP-88b.

Rediscussion of eclipsing binaries. Paper V. The triple system V455 Aurigae (2021)
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Southworth, J. (2021). Rediscussion of eclipsing binaries. Paper V. The triple system V455 Aurigae. Observatory, 141(1283), 190-203

V455 Aur is a detached eclipsing binary containing two F-stars in a 3.15-d orbit with a small eccentricity. Its eclipses were discovered in data from the Hipparcos satellite and a spectroscopic orbit was obtained by Griffin (2001, 2013). Griffin foun... Read More about Rediscussion of eclipsing binaries. Paper V. The triple system V455 Aurigae.

REDISCUSSION OF ECLIPSING BINARIES. PAPER 4: THE EVOLVED G-TYPE SYSTEM AN CAMELOPARDALIS (2021)
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Taylor. (2021). REDISCUSSION OF ECLIPSING BINARIES. PAPER 4: THE EVOLVED G-TYPE SYSTEM AN CAMELOPARDALIS. Observatory, 141, 122 - 133

AN Cam is a little-studied eclipsing binary containing somewhat evolved components in an orbit with a period of 21(d).0 and an eccentricity of 0.47. A spectroscopic orbit based on photoelectric radial velocities was published in 1977. AN Cam has been... Read More about REDISCUSSION OF ECLIPSING BINARIES. PAPER 4: THE EVOLVED G-TYPE SYSTEM AN CAMELOPARDALIS.

The surface brightness–colour relations based on eclipsing binary stars and calibrated with Gaia EDR3 (2021)
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Graczyk, D., Pietrzyński, G., Gałan, C., Gieren, W., Tkachenko, A., Anderson, R., …Konorski, P. (2021). The surface brightness–colour relations based on eclipsing binary stars and calibrated with Gaia EDR3. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 649, Article A109. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202140571

Aims. The surface brightness–colour relation (SBCR) is a basic tool for establishing precise and accurate distances within the Local Group. Detached eclipsing binary stars with accurately determined radii and trigonometric parallaxes allow calibratio... Read More about The surface brightness–colour relations based on eclipsing binary stars and calibrated with Gaia EDR3.