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astro-ph2008★ 1 cited

New Constraints on the Asteroid 298 Baptistina, the Alleged Family Member of the K/T Impactor

Daniel J. Majaess, David Higgins, Larry A. Molnar +4

In their study Bottke et al. (2007) suggest that a member of the Baptistina asteroid family was the probable source of the K/T impactor which ended the reign of the Dinosaurs 65 My…

astro-ph2008★ 16 cited

Periodicities in the high-mass X-ray binary system RX J0146.9+6121/LS I+61 235

Gordon E. Sarty, Laszlo L. Kiss, Richard Huziak +10

The high-mass X-ray binary RX J0146.9+6121, with optical counterpart LS I+61 235 (V831 Cas), is an intriguing system on the outskirts of the open cluster NGC 663. It contains the s…

astro-ph2008★ 23 cited

Assessing potential cluster Cepheids from a new distance and reddening parameterization and 2MASS photometry

Daniel J. Majaess, David G. Turner, David J. Lane

A framework is outlined to assess Cepheids as potential cluster members from readily available photometric observations. A relationship is derived to estimate colour excess and dis…

astro-ph2008★ 1 cited

The Exciting Star of the Berkeley 59/Cepheus OB4 Complex and Other Chance Variable Star Discoveries

Daniel J. Majaess, David G. Turner, David J. Lane +1

A study is presented regarding the nature of several variable stars sampled during a campaign of photometric monitoring from the Abbey Ridge Observatory: 3 eclipsing binaries, 2 se…

astro-ph2007

New Insights Into the Nature of the Eclipsing System V609 Aquilae

David G. Turner, Elena A. Panko, Olga Sergienko +2

A photometric study of the Near Contact Binary (NCB) system V609 Aql reveals it to be the westernmost star of a close double, with brightness variations and implied parameters more…

astro-ph2007★ 25 cited

In Search of Possible Associations between Planetary Nebulae and Open Clusters

Daniel J. Majaess, David G. Turner, David J. Lane

We consider the possibility of cluster membership for 13 planetary nebulae that are located in close proximity to open clusters lying in their lines of sight. The short lifetimes a…