The Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE): second data release (2008)
Zwitter, T., Siebert, A., Munari, U., Freeman, K. C., Siviero, A., Watson, F. G., ...
We present the second data release of the Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE), an ambitious spectroscopic survey to measure radial velocities (RVs) and stellar atmosphere parameters of up to one...
Light and Motion in SDSS Stripe 82: The Catalogues (2008)
Bramich, D. M., Vidrih, S., Wyrzykowski, L., Munn, J. A., Lin, H., Evans, N. W., ...
We present a new public archive of light-motion curves in Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Stripe 82, covering 99 deg in right ascension from RA = 20.7 h to 3.3 h and spanning 2.52 deg in declination...
2MASS J01542930+0053266 : A New Eclipsing M-dwarf Binary System (2008)
Becker, A. C., Agol, E., Silvestri, N. M., Bochanski, J. J., Laws, C., West, A. A., ...
We report on 2MASS J01542930+0053266, a faint eclipsing system composed of two M dwarfs. The variability of this system was originally discovered during a pilot study of the 2MASS Calibration Point...
The sixth data release of the sloan digital sky survey (2008)
Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Allende Prieto, Carlos, Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...
The Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE): second data release (2008)
Zwitter, T., Siebert, A., Munari, U., Freeman, K. C., Siviero, A., Watson, F. G., ...
New UltraCool and Halo White Dwarf Candidates in SDSS Stripe 82 (2007)
Vidrih, S., Bramich, D. M., Hewett, P. C., Evans, N. W., Gilmore, G., Hodgkin, S., ...
A 2.5 x 100 degree region along the celestial equator (Stripe 82) has been imaged repeatedly from 1998 to 2005 by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. A new catalogue of ~4 million light-motion curves,...
The Hercules-Aquila Cloud (2007)
Belokurov, V., Evans, N. W., Bell, E. F., Irwin, M. J., Hewett, P. C., Koposov, S., ...
We present evidence for a substantial overdensity of stars in the direction of the constellations of Hercules and Aquila. The Cloud is centered at a Galactic longitude of about 40 degrees and extends...
Very high energy gamma-ray emission from X-ray transients during major outbursts (2007)
Orellana, M., Romero, G. E., Pellizza, L. J., Vidrih, S.
Context: Some high mass X-ray binaries (HMXB) have been recently confirmed as gamma-ray sources by ground based Cherenkov telescopes. In this work, we discuss the gamma-ray emission from X-ray...
Discovery of an Unusual Dwarf Galaxy in the Outskirts of the Milky Way (2007)
Irwin, M. J., Belokurov, V., Evans, N. W., Ryan-Weber, E. V., Koposov, S., ...
In this Letter, we announce the discovery of a new dwarf galaxy, Leo T, in the Local Group. It was found as a stellar overdensity in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 5 (SDSS DR5). The...
The fifth data release of the sloan digital sky survey (2007)
Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...
Discovery of an unusual dwarf galaxy in the outskirts of the Milky Way (2007)
Irwin, M. J., Belokurov, V., Evans, N. W., Ryan-Weber, E. V., Koposov, S., ...
We announce the discovery of a new dwarf galaxy, Leo T, in the Local Group. It was found as a stellar overdensity in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 5 (SDSS DR5). The color-magnitude...
Cats and dogs, hair and a hero: a quintet of New Milky Way companions (2007)
Belokurov, V., Zucker, D. B., Evans, N. W., Kleyna, J. T., Koposov, S., Hodgkin, S. T., ...
We present five new satellites of the Milky Way discovered in Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) imaging data, four of which were followed up with either the Subaru or the Isaac Newton Telescopes. They...
An Orphan in the ``Field of Streams'' (2007)
Belokurov, V., Evans, N. W., Irwin, M. J., Lynden-Bell, D., Yanny, B., Vidrih, S., ...
We use Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 5 photometry and spectroscopy to study a tidal stream that extends over ~50° in the north Galactic cap. From the analysis of the path of the stream and...
The Hercules-Aquila cloud (2007)
Belokurov, V., Evans, N. W., Bell, E. F., Irwin, M. J., Hewett, P. C., Koposov, S., ...
We present evidence for a substantial overdensity of stars in the direction of the constellations of Hercules and Aquila. The cloud is centered at a Galactic longitude of l~40deg and extends above...
Is Ursa Major II the Progenitor of the Orphan Stream? (2006)
Fellhauer, M., Evans, N. W., Belokurov, V., Zucker, D. B., Yanny, B., Wilkinson, M. I., ...
Prominent in the `Field of Streams' -- the Sloan Digital Sky Survey map of substructure in the Galactic halo -- is an `Orphan Stream' without obvious progenitor. In this numerical study, we show a...
Cats and Dogs, Hair and A Hero: A Quintet of New Milky Way Companions (2006)
Belokurov, V., Zucker, D. B., Evans, N. W., Kleyna, J. T., Koposov, S., Hodgkin, S. T., ...
We present five new satellites of the Milky Way discovered in Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) imaging data, four of which were followed-up with either the Subaru or the Isaac Newton Telescopes. They...
A Curious New Milky Way Satellite in Ursa Major (2006)
Zucker, D. B., Belokurov, V., Evans, N. W., Kleyna, J. T., Irwin, M. J., Wilkinson, M. I., ...
In this Letter, we study a localized stellar overdensity in the constellation of Ursa Major, first identified in Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) data and subsequently followed up with Subaru imaging....
The Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE): first data release (2006)
Steinmetz, M., Zwitter, T., Siebert, A., Watson, F. G., Freeman, K. C., Munari, U., ...
We present the first data release of the Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE), an ambitious spectroscopic survey to measure radial velocities and stellar atmosphere parameters (temperature, metallicity,...
An Orphan in the "Field of Streams" (2006)
Belokurov, V., Evans, N. W., Irwin, M. J., Lynden-Bell, D., Yanny, B., Vidrih, S., ...
We use Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 5 photometry and spectroscopy to study a tidal stream that extends over 50 degrees in the North Galactic Cap. From the analysis of the path of the stream...
The Field of Streams: Sagittarius and its Siblings (2006)
Belokurov, V., Zucker, D. B., Evans, N. W., Gilmore, G., Vidrih, S., Bramich, D. M., ...
We use Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Data Release 5 (DR5) u,g,r,i,z photometry to study Milky Way halo substructure in the area around the North Galactic Cap. A simple color cut (g-r < 0.4) reveals...
The Origin of the Bifurcation in the Sagittarius Stream (2006)
Fellhauer, M., Belokurov, V., Evans, N. W., Wilkinson, M. I., Zucker, D. B., Gilmore, G., ...
The latest Sloan Digital Sky Survey data reveal a prominent bifurcation in the distribution of debris of the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal (Sgr) beginning at a right ascension of roughly 190 degrees....
A New Milky Way Dwarf Satellite in Canes Venatici (2006)
Zucker, D. B., Belokurov, V., Evans, N. W., Wilkinson, M. I., Irwin, M. J., Sivarani, T., ...
In this Letter, we announce the discovery of a new dwarf satellite of the Milky Way, located in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was found as a stellar overdensity in the North Galactic Cap using...
A Faint New Milky Way Satellite in Bootes (2006)
Belokurov, V., Zucker, D. B., Evans, N. W., Wilkinson, M. I., Irwin, M. J., Hodgkin, S., ...
In this Letter, we announce the discovery of a new satellite of the Milky Way in the constellation of Bootes at a distance of 60 kpc. It was found in a systematic search for stellar overdensities in...
A new Milky Way dwarf satellite in Canes Venatici (2006)
Zucker, D. B., Belokurov, V., Evans, N. W., Wilkinson, M. I., Irwin, M. J., Sivarani, T., ...
In this Letter, we announce the discovery of a new dwarf satellite of the Milky Way, located in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was found as a stellar overdensity in the north Galactic cap using...
A curious Milky Way satellite in Ursa Major (2006)
Zucker, D. B., Belokurov, V., Evans, N. W., Kleyna, J. T., Irwin, M. J., Wilkinson, M. I., ...
In this Letter, we study a localized stellar overdensity in the constellation of Ursa Major, first identified in Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) data and subsequently followed up with Subaru imaging....
A faint new Milky Way satellite in Bootes (2006)
Belokurov, V., Zucker, D. B., Evans, N. W., Wilkinson, M. I., Irwin, M. J., Hodgkin, S., ...
We announce the discovery of a new satellite of the Milky Way in the constellation of Bootes at a distance of ~60 kpc. It was found in a systematic search for stellar overdensities in the north...
The field of streams: Sagittarius and its siblings (2006)
Belokurov, V., Zucker, D. B., Evans, N. W., Gilmore, G., Vidrih, S., Bramich, D. M., ...
We use Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Data Release 5 (DR5) u, g, r, i, z photometry to study Milky Way halo substructure in the area around the north Galactic cap. A simple color cut (g-r
Wilkinson, M. I., Vallenari, A., Turon, C., Munari, U., Katz, D., Bono, G., ...
The Gaia mission is designed as a Galaxy explorer, and will measure simultaneously, in a survey mode, the five or six phase space parameters of all stars brighter than 20th magnitude, as well as...
Probing Galactic reddening with the 8620 A diffuse interstellar band (2004)
Using the correlation between the equivalent width of the diffuse interstellar band (DIB) at 8620 A and the interstellar reddening reported by Munari (2000) GAIA could directly trace the interstellar...