8 papers
Eta Carinae's historical light curve: evidence for cyclic Roche lobe overflow from the primary star
Augusto Damineli, Leonardo A. Almeida, Francisco J. Jablonski +5
The large amount of ground-based photometric measurements of Carinae obtained since 1940 have remained problematic for quantitative modeling due to the blending of flux from th…
Unveiling the enigma of the Nakashima-Deguchi object (IRAS 19312+1950): a candidate Orion KL analog
Y. Gong, K. M. Menten, T. KamiÅski +5
The Nakashima-Deguchi object (NDO; aka IRAS 19312+1950) has been recognized as an enigmatic object, exhibiting characteristics of both an evolved star and a star-forming region. Ho…
The Triple System V1371 Tau: An Eclipsing Binary with an Outer Be Star
Danilo F. Rocha, Marcelo Emilio, Jonathan Labadie-Bartz +10
Although triple systems are common, their orbital dynamics and stellar evolution remain poorly understood. We investigated the V1371 Tau system using TESS photometry, multi-epoch s…
X-Raying a Be star disk: fundamental parameters of the eclipsing binary Be star V658 Car
Tajan H. de Amorim, Alex C. Carciofi, Jonathan Labadie-Bartz +8
With its two stellar eclipses and two disk attenuations per binary orbit, V658 Carinae stands out as the first clear eclipsing Be + sdOB system. This rare alignment offers a unique…
Benchmark brown dwarfs -- I. A blue M2 + T5 wide binary and a probable young [M4 + M4] + [T7 + T8] hierarchical quadruple
Z. H. Zhang, F. Navarete, M. C. Galvez-Ortiz +13
Benchmark brown dwarfs in wide binary systems are crucial for characterizing substellar objects and calibrating atmospheric and evolutionary models. However, brown dwarf benchmarks…
IRAS 16475-4609: A Young Compact HII Region Sculpting Its Molecular Environment
Felipe Navarete, Sean D. Points, Augusto Damineli
We present a near-infrared spectroscopic and imaging analysis of the star-forming region IRAS 16475-4609, based on TripleSpec/SOAR spectroscopy and NEWFIRM/CTIO imaging, complement…