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most citedThe First VERA Astrometry Catalog

95 citations · 150 across the 10 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

First Trigonometric Parallax Measurements with the KVN and VERA Array (KaVA)

Nobuyuki Sakai, Daisuke Sakai, Noriyuki Kawaguchi +26

To demonstrate the astrometric capability of the combined Korean VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry) Network (KVN) and VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry (VERA) Array (KaVA)…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 6 cited

Trigonometric parallax and proper motion of Sagittarius A* measured by VERA using the new broad-band back-end system OCTAVE-DAS

Tomoaki Oyama, Takumi Nagayama, Aya Yamauchi +12

We successfully measured the trigonometric parallax of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) to be micro-arcseconds (as) using the VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry (VERA) with…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 6 cited

EAVN Astrometry toward the Extreme Outer Galaxy: Kinematic distance with the proper motion of G034.84-00.95

Nobuyuki Sakai, Bo Zhang, Shuangjing Xu +22

We aim to reveal the structure and kinematics of the Outer-Scutum-Centaurus (OSC) arm located on the far side of the Milky Way through very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) astr…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 4 cited

Sciences with Thai National Radio Telescope

Phrudth Jaroenjittichai, Koichiro Sugiyama, Busaba H. Kramer +44

This White Paper summarises potential key science topics to be achieved with Thai National Radio Telescope (TNRT). The commissioning phase has started in mid 2022. The key science…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 11 cited

VERA astrometry toward the Perseus arm gap

Nobuyuki Sakai, Hiroyuki Nakanishi, Kohei Kurahara +4

The Perseus arm has a gap in Galactic longitudes (l) between 50 and 80 deg (hereafter the Perseus arm gap) where the arm has little star formation activity. To better understand th…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 95 cited

The First VERA Astrometry Catalog

VERA collaboration, Tomoya Hirota, Takumi Nagayama +59

We present the first astrometry catalog from the Japanese VLBI (very long baseline interferometer) project VERA (VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry). We have compiled all the ast…

astro-ph.GA2017★ 3 cited

Distance to the Low-velocity Cloud in the Direction of the High-velocity Compact Cloud CO--0.40--0.22

Yuhei Iwata, Haruka Kato, Daisuke Sakai +1

CO--0.40--0.22 is a peculiar molecular cloud that is compact and has an extraordinary broad velocity width. It is found in the central molecular zone of our Galaxy. In this directi…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 10 cited

RZ Leonis Minoris Bridging between ER Ursae Majoris-Type Dwarf Nova and Novalike System

Taichi Kato, Ryoko Ishioka, Keisuke Isogai +64

We observed RZ LMi, which is renowned for the extremely (~19d) short supercycle and is a member of a small, unusual class of cataclysmic variables called ER UMa-type dwarf novae, i…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 12 cited

Millimeter-wave Spectral Line Surveys toward the Galactic Circumnuclear Disk and Sgr A*

Shunya Takekawa, Tomoharu Oka, Kunihiko Tanaka +3

We have performed unbiased spectral line surveys at 3 mm band toward the Galactic circumnuclear disk (CND) and Sgr A* using the Nobeyama Radio Observatory (NRO) 45 m radio telescop…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 3 cited

Millimeter-wave Molecular Line Observations of the Tornado Nebula

Daisuke Sakai, Tomoharu Oka, Kunihiko Tanaka +3

We report the results of millimeter-wave molecular line observations of the Tornado Nebula (G357.7--0.1), which is a bright radio source behind the Galactic Center region. A 15'x15…