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astro-ph.GA2026

EPISODE II: Variability in the CO and HO rovibrational absorption lines in a periodically variable protostar EC 53

Seokho Lee, Jeong-Eun Lee, Chul-Hwan Kim +19

We present two-epoch JWST NIRSpec and MIRI observations of the young protostar EC 53 (V371 Ser), a periodically variable source with well-characterized quiescent and burst phases.…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 6 cited

Discovery of multi-temperature coronal mass ejection signatures from a young solar analogue

Kosuke Namekata, Kevin France, Jongchul Chae +14

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) on the early Sun may have profoundly influenced the planetary atmospheres of early Solar System planets. Flaring young solar analogues serve as excell…

astro-ph.SR2024

MASTER OT J030227.28+191754.5: an unprecedentedly energetic dwarf nova outburst

Yusuke Tampo, Taichi Kato, Keisuke Isogai +60

We present a detailed study of the MASTER OT J030227.28+191754.5 outburst in 2021-2022, reaching an amplitude of 10.2 mag and a duration of 60 d. The detections of (1) the double-p…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 12 cited

Photometry and Polarimetry of 2010 XC: Observational Confirmation of E-type Near-Earth Asteroid Pair

Jin Beniyama, Shigeyuki Sako, Katsuhito Ohtsuka +16

Asteroid systems such as binaries and pairs are indicative of physical properties and dynamical histories of the Small Solar System Bodies. Although numerous observational and theo…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 2 cited

Secular Variation in the Interval of Outbursts in Z Cam-type Dwarf Novae

Tomohito Ohshima

The secular variation in the interval of outbursts in the following six Z Cam-type dwarf novae (including the subtype IW And-type) is investigated: Z Cam, RX And, AH Her, HL CMa, S…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 40 cited

Discovery of a Long-Duration Superflare on a Young Solar-Type Star EK Draconis with Nearly Similar Time Evolution for H and White-Light Emissions

Kosuke Namekata, Hiroyuki Maehara, Satoshi Honda +17

Young solar-type stars are known to show frequent "superflares", which may severely influence the habitable worlds on young planets via intense radiations and coronal mass ejection…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 144 cited

Probable detection of an eruptive filament from a superflare on a solar-type star

Kosuke Namekata, Hiroyuki Maehara, Satoshi Honda +20

Solar flares are often accompanied by filament/prominence eruptions ( K and cm), sometimes leading to coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that direct…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 19 cited

Intermediate Luminosity Type Iax SN 2019muj With Narrow Absorption Lines: Long-Lasting Radiation Associated With a Possible Bound Remnant Predicted by the Weak Deflagration Model

Miho Kawabata, Keiichi Maeda, Masayuki Yamanaka +23

We present comprehensive spectroscopic and photometric analyses of the intermediate luminosity Type Iax supernova (SN Iax) 2019muj based on multi-band datasets observed through the…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 11 cited

ASASSN-18aan: An Eclipsing SU UMa-type Cataclysmic Variable with a 3.6-hour Orbital Period and a Late G-type Secondary Star

Yasuyuki Wakamatsu, John R. Thorstensen, Naoto Kojiguchi +41

We report photometric and spectroscopic observations of the eclipsing SU UMa-type dwarf nova ASASSN-18aan. We observed the 2018 superoutburst with 2.3 mag brightening and found the…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 88 cited

Time-resolved spectroscopy and photometry of an M dwarf flare star YZ Canis Minoris with OISTER and TESS: Blue asymmetry in H line during the non-white light flare

Hiroyuki Maehara, Yuta Notsu, Kousuke Namekata +15

In this paper, we present the results from spectroscopic and photometric observations of the M-type flare star YZ CMi in the framework of the Optical and Infrared Synergetic Telesc…

astro-ph.SR2019★ 16 cited

Survey of Period Variations of Superhumps in SU UMa-Type Dwarf Novae. X: The Tenth Year (2017)

Taichi Kato, Keisuke Isogai, Yasuyuki Wakamatsu +67

Continuing the project described by Kato et al. (2009, PASJ, 61, S395, arXiv/0905.1757), we collected times of superhump maxima for 102 SU UMa-type dwarf novae observed mainly duri…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 5 cited

Third Nearest WZ Sge-Type Dwarf Nova candidate ASASSN-14dx Classified on the Basis of Gaia Data Release 2

Keisuke Isogai, Taichi Kato, Akira Imada +8

ASASSN-14dx showed an extraordinary outburst whose features are the small outburst amplitude (~ 2.3 mag) and long duration (> 4 years). Because we found a long observational gap of…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 36 cited

X-ray, Optical, and Near-infrared Monitoring of the New X-ray Transient MAXI J1820+070 in the Low/hard State

Megumi Shidatsu, Satoshi Nakahira, Satoshi Yamada +26

We report X-ray, optical, and near-infrared monitoring of the new X-ray transient MAXI J1820070 discovered with MAXI on 2018 March 11. Its X-ray intensity reached Crab…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 340 cited

Kilonova from post-merger ejecta as an optical and near-infrared counterpart of GW170817

Masaomi Tanaka, Yousuke Utsumi, Paolo A. Mazzali +42

Recent detection of gravitational waves from a neutron star (NS) merger event GW170817 and identification of an electromagnetic counterpart provide a unique opportunity to study th…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 206 cited

J-GEM observations of an electromagnetic counterpart to the neutron star merger GW170817

Yousuke Utsumi, Masaomi Tanaka, Nozomu Tominaga +57

The first detected gravitational wave from a neutron star merger was GW170817. In this study, we present J-GEM follow-up observations of SSS17a, an electromagnetic counterpart of G…

astro-ph.GA2017

OISTER Optical and Near-Infrared Monitoring Observations of a Peculiar Radio-Loud Active Galactic Nucleus SDSS J110006.07+442144.3

Tomoki Morokuma, Masaomi Tanaka, Yasuyuki T. Tanaka +80

We present monitoring campaign observations at optical and near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths for a radio-loud active galactic nucleus (AGN) at z=0.840, SDSS~J110006.07+442144.3 (here…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 34 cited

Survey of Period Variations of Superhumps in SU UMa-Type Dwarf Novae. IX: The Ninth Year (2016-2017)

Taichi Kato, Keisuke Isogai, Franz-Josef Hambsch +76

Continuing the project described by Kato et al. (2009, arXiv:0905.1757), we collected times of superhump maxima for 127 SU UMa-type dwarf novae observed mainly during the 2016--201…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 34 cited

Survey of Period Variations of Superhumps in SU UMa-Type Dwarf Novae. VIII: The Eighth Year (2015-2016)

Taichi Kato, Franz-Josef Hambsch, Berto Monard +75

Continuing the project described by Kato et al. (2009, arXiv:0905.1757), we collected times of superhump maxima for 128 SU UMa-type dwarf novae observed mainly during the 2015-2016…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 13 cited

Superoutburst of CR Bootis: Estimation of Mass Ratio of a typical AM CVn star by Stage A Superhumps

Keisuke Isogai, Taichi Kato, Tomohito Ohshima +31

We report on two superoutbursts of the AM CVn-type object CR Boo in 2014 April--March and 2015 May--June. A precursor outburst acompanied both of these superoutbursts. During the r…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 20 cited

No Evidence of Intrinsic Optical/Near-Infrared Linear Polarization for V404 Cygni During its Bright Outburst in 2015: Broadband Modeling and Constraint on Jet Parameters

Y. T. Tanaka, R. Itoh, M. Uemura +39

We present simultaneous optical and near-infrared (NIR) polarimetric results for the black hole binary V404 Cygni spanning the duration of its 7-day long optically-brightest phase…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 51 cited

Survey of Period Variations of Superhumps in SU UMa-Type Dwarf Novae. VII: The Seventh Year (2014-2015)

Taichi Kato, Franz-Josef Hambsch, Pavol A. Dubovsky +89

Continuing the project described by Kato et al. (2009, arXiv:0905.1757), we collected times of superhump maxima for 102 SU UMa-type dwarf novae observed mainly during the 2014-2015…

astro-ph.SR2014★ 16 cited

OT J075418.7+381225 and OT J230425.8+062546: Promising Candidates for the Period Bouncer

Chikako Nakata, Taichi Kato, Daisaku Nogami +15

We report on photometric observations of two dwarf novae, OT J075418.7+381225 and OT J230425.8+062546, which underwent superoutburst in 2013 (OT J075418) and in 2011 (OT J230425).…

astro-ph.SR2014★ 6 cited

Dwarf Nova EZ Lyncis Second Visit to Instability Strip

Elena Pavlenko, Taichi Kato, Aleksei A. Sosnovskij +5

The analysis of 14 periodograms of EZ Lyn for the data spaced over 565 d in 2012--2014 (2-3.5 yr after 2010 outburst) yielded the existence of the stable signals around 100 c/d and…

astro-ph.SR2014★ 19 cited

NY Serpentis: SU UMa-Type Nova in the Period Gap with Diversity of Normal Outbursts

Elena P. Pavlenko, Taichi Kato, Oksana I. Antonyuk +16

We present photometric study of NY Ser, an in-the-gap SU UMa-type nova, in 2002 and 2013. We determined the duration of the superoutburst and the mean superhump period to be 18 d a…