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Roman Early-Definition Astrophysics Survey Opportunity: Galactic Roman Infrared Plane Survey (GRIPS)
Roberta Paladini, Catherine Zucker, Robert Benjamin +67
A wide-field near-infrared survey of the Galactic disk and bulge/bar(s) is supported by a large representation of the community of Galactic astronomers. The combination of sensitiv…
Evidence of distant spiral arms in the Galactic disk quadrant IV from VVV red clump giants
R. Kammers, R. K. Saito, E. Botan +4
The discovery of new clear windows in the Galactic plane using the VVV near-IR extinction maps allows the study of the structure of the Milky Way (MW) disk. The ultimate goal of th…
Confirmation Of Two New Galactic Bulge Globular Clusters: FSR 19 and FSR 25
Casmir Obasi, Matias Gomez, Dante Minniti +1
Globular clusters (GCs) in the Milky Way (MW) bulge are very difficult to study because: i) they suffer from the severe crowding and galactic extinction; which are characteristic o…
CAPOS: the bulge Cluster APOgee Survey II. The Intriguing "Sequoia" Globular Cluster FSR 1758
María Romero-Colmenares, José G. Fernández-Trincado, Doug Geisler +15
We present results from a study of fifteen red giant members of the intermediate-metallicity globular cluster (GC) FSR 1758 using high-resolution near-infrared spectra collected wi…
The G 305 Star-forming Region: II. Irregular variable stars
N. Medina, J. Borissova, R. Kurtev +11
We present a catalog of 167 newly discovered, irregular variables spanning a 7 deg area that encompasses the G 305 star-forming complex, one of the most luminous giant…
Candidate Hypervelocity Red Clump Stars in the Galactic Bulge Found Using the VVV and Gaia Surveys
Alonso Luna, Dante Minniti, Javier Alonso-García
We propose a new way to search for hypervelocity stars in the Galactic bulge, by using red clump (RC) giants, that are good distance indicators. The 2nd Gaia Data Release and the n…
The Southern Photometric Local Universe Survey (S-PLUS): improved SEDs, morphologies and redshifts with 12 optical filters
C. Mendes de Oliveira, T. Ribeiro, W. Schoenell +142
The Southern Photometric Local Universe Survey (S-PLUS) is imaging ~9300 deg^2 of the celestial sphere in twelve optical bands using a dedicated 0.8 m robotic telescope, the T80-So…
Analysis of the physical nature of 22 New VVV Survey Globular Cluster candidates in the Milky Way Bulge
Tali Palma, Dante Minniti, Javier Alonso-García +11
In order to characterize 22 new globular cluster (GC) candidates in the Galactic bulge, we present their colour-magnitude diagrams (CMDs) and Ks-band luminosity functions (LFs) usi…
Globular cluster candidates in the Galactic bulge: Gaia and VVV view of the latest discoveries
F. Gran, M. Zoccali, R. Contreras Ramos +7
Thanks to the recent wide-area photometric surveys, the number of star cluster candidates have risen exponentially in the last few years. Most detections, however, are based only o…
A Sequoia in the Garden: FSR 1758 - Dwarf Galaxy or Giant Globular Cluster?
R. H. Barba, D. Minniti, D. Geisler +5
We present the physical characterization of FSR 1758, a new large, massive object very recently discovered in the Galactic Bulge. The combination of optical data from the 2nd Gaia…
New Galactic Star Clusters Discovered in the Disk Area of the VVVX Survey
J. Borissova, V. D. Ivanov, P. W. Lucas +8
The "VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea eXtended (VVVX)" ESO Public Survey is a near-infrared photometric sky survey that covers nearly 1700 sq. deg towards the Galactic disk and bu…
The structure behind the Galactic bar traced by red clump stars in the VVV survey
Oscar A. Gonzalez, Dante Minniti, Elena Valenti +8
Red clump stars are commonly used to map the reddening and morphology of the inner regions of the Milky Way. We use the new photometric catalogues of the VISTA Variables in the Vía…
The Orbit of the new Milky Way Globular Cluster FSR1716 = VVV-GC05
Rodrigo Contreras Ramos, Dante Minniti, Jose G. Fernandez-Trincado +10
We use deep multi-epoch near-IR images of the VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) Survey to measure proper motions (PMs) of stars in the Milky Way globular cluster FSR1716 = VV…
Atypical Mg-poor Milky Way field stars with globular cluster second-generation like chemical patterns
J. G. Fernández-Trincado, O. Zamora, D. A. Garcia-Hernandez +48
We report the peculiar chemical abundance patterns of eleven atypical Milky Way (MW) field red giant stars observed by the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (A…
Milky Way demographics with the VVV Survey III. Evidence for a Great Dark Lane in the 157 Million Star Bulge Color-Magnitude Diagram
D. Minniti, R. K. Saito, O. A. Gonzalez +10
The new generation of IR surveys are revealing and quantifying Galactic features, providing an improved 3-D interpretation of our own Galaxy. We present an analysis of the global d…
Chemical abundances in bright giants of the globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266)
David Yong, Alan Alves Brito, Gary S. Da Costa +8
With the exception of Terzan 5, all the Galactic globular clusters that possess significant metallicity spreads, such as omega Cen and M22, are preferentially the more luminous clu…
Discovery of New Companions to High Proper Motion Stars from the VVV Survey
Valentin D. Ivanov, Dante Minniti, Maren Hempel +14
[abridged] The severe crowding in the direction of the inner Milky Way suggests that the census of stars within a few tens of parsecs in that direction may not be complete. We sear…
Milky Way demographics with the VVV survey. I. The 84-million star colour-magnitude diagram of the Galactic bulge
R. K. Saito, D. Minniti, B. Dias +9
The Milky Way (MW) bulge is a fundamental Galactic component for understanding the formation and evolution of galaxies, in particular our own. The ESO Public Survey VISTA Variables…
The first confirmed microlens in a globular cluster
P. Pietrukowicz, D. Minniti, Ph. Jetzer +2
In 2000 July/August a microlensing event occurred at a distance of 2.33 arcmin from the center of the globular cluster M22 (NGC6656), observed against the dense stellar field of th…
Uncloaking globular clusters in the inner Galaxy
Javier Alonso-García, Mario Mateo, Bodhisattva Sen +4
Extensive photometric studies of the globular clusters located towards the center of the Milky Way have been historically neglected. The presence of patchy differential reddening i…
VVV DR1: The First Data Release of the Milky Way Bulge and Southern Plane from the Near-Infrared ESO Public Survey VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea
R. K. Saito, M. Hempel, D. Minniti +107
The ESO Public Survey VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) started in 2010. VVV targets 562 sq. deg in the Galactic bulge and an adjacent plane region and is expected to run for…
The Vista Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) ESO Public Survey: Current Status and First Results
M. Catelan, D. Minniti, P. W. Lucas +29
Vista Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) is an ESO Public Survey that is performing a variability survey of the Galactic bulge and part of the inner disk using ESO's Visible and Inf…
Discovery of VVV CL001. A Low-Mass Globular Cluster Next to UKS~1 in the Direction of the Galactic Bulge
D. Minniti, M. Hempel, I. Toledo +15
Context: It is not known how many globular clusters may have been left undetected towards the Galactic bulge. Aims: One of the aims of the VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) S…
VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV): The public ESO near-IR variability survey of the Milky Way
D. Minniti, P. W. Lucas, J. P. Emerson +63
We describe the public ESO near-IR variability survey (VVV) scanning the Milky Way bulge and an adjacent section of the mid-plane where star formation activity is high. The survey…