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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.GA2016★ 85 cited

A New Milky Way Satellite Discovered In The Subaru/Hyper Suprime-Cam Survey

Daisuke Homma, Masashi Chiba, Sakurako Okamoto +16

We report the discovery of a new ultra-faint dwarf satellite companion of the Milky Way based on the early survey data from the Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program. This new…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 62 cited

Discovery of A New Retrograde Trans-Neptunian Object: Hint of A Common Orbital Plane for Low Semi-Major Axis, High Inclination TNOs and Centaurs

Ying-Tung Chen, Hsing Wen Lin, Matthew J. Holman +14

Although the majority of Centaurs are thought to have originated in the scattered disk, with the high-inclination members coming from the Oort cloud, the origin of the high inclina…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 149 cited

Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) for the Subaru Telescope: Overview, recent progress, and future perspectives

Naoyuki Tamura, Naruhisa Takato, Atsushi Shimono +97

PFS (Prime Focus Spectrograph), a next generation facility instrument on the 8.2-meter Subaru Telescope, is a very wide-field, massively multiplexed, optical and near-infrared spec…

astro-ph.IM2016★ 5 cited

Metrology Camera System of Prime Focus Spectrograph for Subaru Telescope

Shiang-Yu Wang, Richard C. Y. Chou, Pin-Jie Huang +11

The Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) is a new optical/near-infrared multi-fiber spectrograph designed for the prime focus of the 8.2m Subaru telescope. PFS will cover a 1.3 degree di…

astro-ph.IM2016

The Current Status of Prime Focus Instrument of Subaru Prime Focus Spectrograph

Shiang-Yu Wang, Mark A. Schwochert, Pin-Jie Huang +23

The Prime Focus Spectrograph (PFS) is a new optical/near-infrared multi-fiber spectrograph design for the prime focus of the 8.2m Subaru telescope. PFS will cover 1.3 degree diamet…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 86 cited

Repetitive Patterns in Rapid Optical Variations in the Nearby Black-hole Binary V404 Cygni

Mariko Kimura, Keisuke Isogai, Taichi Kato +65

How black holes accrete surrounding matter is a fundamental, yet unsolved question in astrophysics. It is generally believed that matter is absorbed into black holes via accretion…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 20 cited

OSSOS: IV. Discovery of a dwarf planet candidate in the 9:2 resonance with Neptune

Michele T. Bannister, Mike Alexandersen, Susan D. Benecchi +32

We report the discovery and orbit of a new dwarf planet candidate, 2015 RR, by the Outer Solar System Origins Survey (OSSOS). 2015 RR's orbit is eccentric ($e=0.586…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 9 cited

Galaxy-scale gravitational lens candidates from the Hyper Suprime-Cam imaging survey and the Galaxy And Mass Assembly spectroscopic survey

James H. H. Chan, Sherry H. Suyu, Anupreeta More +13

We present a list of galaxy-scale lens candidates including a highly probable interacting galaxy-scale lens in the Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) imaging survey. We combine HSC imaging wi…