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Detectability of micro-variables in the ASAS database
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Abstract
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| Aims. We exploit nine years of photometry in the ASAS V-band catalogue to develop a method to select in an objective way the best quality data and detect low-amplitude variables. We concentrate on bright stars (V < 10) and avoid open cluster stellar densities. Methods. We use the (probable) members of the Sco-Cen associations as a test sample of bright stars that includes periodic early-type photometric variables as well as young late-type stars with cyclic or irregular variability patterns. We select grade-A observations with consistent photometry in all apertures, amounting to 88 ± 4 per cent of all grade-A data in most cases, and use the aperture with lowest dispersion of magnitudes (excluding one percent of data to avoid sparse surviving outliers) to search for periodicities, cycles and long-term trends. The well-known alias problems, due to the once-per-night observing cadence in the ASAS project, can often be alleviated for the bright stars by use of the Hipparcos satellite photometry. Results. Micro-variables with a range of variability as low as 0.010.02 mag for periodic variables (V magnitudes 710) and 0.04 mag for irregular long-term variables are detected. In total 37 light variables are identified: 14 were previously unknown, and another 12 were listed as suspected variables. The light variability in the young associations in Sco-Cen is briefly discussed. Conclusions. The ASAS database contains much more information on photometric variables than retrieved commonly. |
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English
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Source (journal)
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Astronomy and astrophysics. - Berlin, 1969, currens
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Publication
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Berlin
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Springer
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2013
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ISSN
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0004-6361
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1432-0746
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DOI
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10.1051/0004-6361/201321178
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Volume/pages
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557
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Article Reference
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A47
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ISI
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000325211900042
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E-only publicatie
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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