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We systematically searched for open clusters in the solar neighborhood within 500 pc using pyUPMASK and HDBSCAN clustering algorithms based on {\it Gaia} DR3. Taking into consideration that the physical size for most open clusters is less…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-01 Songmei Qin , Jing Zhong , Tong Tang , Li Chen

The Orion Nebula Cluster (ONC) is the nearest site of ongoing massive star formation, which allows us to study the kinematics and dynamics of the region in detail and constrain star formation theories. Using HST ACS/WFPC2/WFC3IR and Keck II…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-20 Dongwon Kim , Jessica R. Lu , Quinn Konopacky , Laurie Chu , Elizabeth Toller , Jay Anderson , Christopher A. Theissen , Mark R. Morris

Young associations in star forming regions are stellar systems that allow us to understand the mechanisms that characterise the stars in their early life and what happens around them. In particular, the analysis of the disks and of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-14 D. Nardiello

This paper argues that star forming environments should be classified into finer divisions than the traditional isolated and clustered modes. Using the observed set of galactic open clusters and theoretical considerations regarding cluster…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-15 Fred C. Adams , Philip C. Myers

The dipper is a novel class of young stellar object associated with large drops in flux on the order of 10 to 50 per cent lasting for hours to days. Too significant to arise from intrinsic stellar variability, these flux drops are currently…

We have compiled a significantly updated and comprehensive census of massive stars in the nearby Cygnus OB2 association by gathering and homogenising data from across the literature. The census contains 169 primary OB stars, including 52…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Nicholas J. Wright , Janet E. Drew , Michael Mohr-Smith

The Galactic population of open clusters provides an insight into star formation in the Galaxy. The open cluster catalogue by Dias et al.(2002b) is a rich source of data, including kinematic information. This large sample made it possible…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-14 D. Vande Putte , T. P. Garnier , Ignacio Ferreras , R. P. Mignani , Mark Cropper

We examine the pattern of star birth in the Orion Nebula Cluster (ONC), with the goal of discerning the cluster's formation mechanism. Outside of the Trapezium, the distribution of stellar masses is remarkably uniform, and is not accurately…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Eric M. Huff , Steven Stahler

CONTEXT. This is the second paper of a series on Galactic OB groups that uses astrometric and photometric data from Gaia and spectral classifications from GOSSS and LiLiMaRlin. The previous paper was based on Gaia DR2, this is based on Gaia…

Historically, it has often been asserted that most stars form in compact clusters. In this scenario, present-day gravitationally-unbound OB associations are the result of the expansion of initially gravitationally-bound star clusters.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-29 Jacob L. Ward , J. M. Diederik Kruijssen , Hans-Walter Rix

X-rays are a powerful probe of activity in early stages of star formation. They allow us to identify young stars even after they have lost the IR signatures of circumstellar disks and provide constraints on their distance. Here we report on…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-06 I. Pillitteri , S. J. Wolk , S. T. Megeath

OB stars are crucial for our understanding of Galactic structure, star formation, stellar feedback and multiplicity. In this paper we have compiled a census of all OB stars within 1 kpc of the Sun. We performed evolutionary and atmospheric…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-12 Alexis L. Quintana , Nicholas J. Wright , Juan Martínez García

We combine several surveys at different wavelengths with intermediate-band $ uvby\beta$ photometry to examine the correlation between the location of the OB-stars in the Centaurus star-forming field and the neutral and ionized material in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2013-07-17 N. Kaltcheva , V. Golev

Using recently acquired HST NIR observations (J, Pa$\beta$ and H bands) of the nearby galaxy NGC1313, we investigate the timescales required by a young star cluster to emerge from its natal cloud. We search for extincted star clusters,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-03-17 M. Messa , D. Calzetti , A. Adamo , K. Grasha , K. E. Johnson , E. Sabbi , L. J. Smith , V. Bajaj , M. K. Finn , Z. Lin

Stars in open clusters are powerful probes of the intervening Galactic magnetic field, via background starlight polarimetry, because they provide constraints on the magnetic field distances. We use 2MASS photometric data for a sample of 31…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-14 Sadia Hoq , Dan Clemens

To understand the formation of stellar groups, one must first document carefully the birth pattern within real clusters and associations. In this study of Taurus-Auriga, we combine pre-main-sequence ages from our own evolutionary tracks…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Francesco Palla , Steven W. Stahler

Cygnus OB2 is the nearest example of a massive star forming region, containing over 50 O-type stars and hundreds of B-type stars. We have analysed the properties of young stars in two fields in Cyg OB2 using the recently published deep…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 Nicholas J. Wright , Jeremy J. Drake , Janet E. Drew , Jorick S. Vink

We have shown previously (Bobylev et al 2011) that some of the stars in the Solar neighborhood today may have originated in the same star cluster as the Sun, and could thus be called Solar Siblings. In this work we investigate the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-01-22 M. Valtonen , A. T. Bajkova , V. V. Bobylev , A. Myllari

The local velocity field of young stars is dominated by the galactic rotation, the kinematics of the Gould Belt and the nearest OB associations and open clusters, and the kinematics of the spiral structure. We re-examined here this local…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. Torra , D. Fernandez , F. Figueras

Studying open clusters (OCs) is essential for a comprehensive understanding of the structure and evolution of the Milky Way. Many previous studies have systematically searched for OCs near the solar system within 1.2 kpc or 20 degrees of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-06-14 Huanbin Chi , Feng Wang , Wenting Wang , Hui Deng , Zhongmu Li