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We analyse 20 nights of CCD observations in the V and I bands of the globular cluster M68 (NGC 4590), using these to detect variable objects. We also obtained electron-multiplying CCD (EMCCD) observations for this cluster in order to…

We present a comprehensive analysis of the variable stars projected on the field of the Galactic bulge globular cluster NGC 6522, offering valuable insights into their characteristics. Using proper motions from Gaia DR3, we aim to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-26 A. Arellano Ferro , Z. Prudil , M. A. Yepez , I. Bustos Fierro , A. Luna

Time-series \emph{VI} CCD photometry of the globular cluster NGC 1261 is employed to study its variable star population. A membership analysis of most variables based on Gaia~DR2 proper motions and colours, was performed prior to the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-09 A. Arellano Ferro , I. H. Bustos Fierro , J. H. Calderón , J. A. Ahumada

In this work, we studied the variable stars in the open cluster NGC 1912 based on the photometric observations and $Gaia$ DR2 data. More than 3600 CCD frames in B, V, R filters were reduced, and we obtained the light curves that span about…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-11 Chunyan Li , Ali Esamdin , Yu Zhang , Fangfang Song , Xiangyun Zeng , Li Chen , Hubiao Niu , Jianying Bai , Junhui Liu

Using an image subtraction method we have searched for variable stars in the globular cluster M14. We confirmed 62 previously known catalogued variables. In addition to the previoulsy known variables we have identified 71 new variables. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-05-15 Kyle E. Conroy , Andrew N. Darragh , Zheyu J. Liu , Brian W. Murphy

We present a new time-series VI CCD photometry of the globular cluster NGC 6397, from which we obtained and analysed the light curves of 35 variables carefully identified in the cluster field. We assessed the membership of the variables…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-02 J. A. Ahumada , A. Arellano Ferro , I. Bustos Fierro , C. Lázaro , M. A. Yepez , K. P. Schroeder , J. Calderón

A five year CCD photometric \emph{VI} time-series of NGC 7006 is employed to perform a detailed analysis of the known population of variable stars. In the process we have corrected inconsistent classifications, sky coordinates and found ten…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-12-21 A. Arellano Ferro , F. C. Rojas Galindo , I. H. Bustos Fierro , S. Muneer , M. A. Yepez , Sunetra Giridhar

We present the results of a search for periodic variables within 4078 time-series light curves and an analysis of the period-color plane for stars in the field of the open cluster NGC2301. One hundred thirty-eight periodic variables were…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-02 Tuguldur Sukhbold , Steve B. Howell

Time-series CCD photometric observations of the intermediate-age open cluster NGC 2099 were performed to search for variable stars. We also carried out BV photometry to study physical properties of variables in the cluster. Using V-band…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Y. B. Kang , S. -L. Kim , S. -C. Rey , C. -U. Lee , Y. H. Kim , J. -R. Koo , Y. -B. Jeon

We present new B, V and I CCD time-series photometry for 177 variable stars in a 13'X 13' field centered on the globular cluster M54 (lying at the center of the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy), 94 of which are newly identified…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-18 A. Sollima , C. Cacciari , M. Bellazzini , S. Colucci

A search for variable stars in the globular cluster NGC 288 was carried out using a time-series of CCD images in the $V$ and $I$ filters. The photometry of all stellar sources in the field of view of our images, down to $V\approx19$ mag,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-01-23 A. Arellano Ferro , D. M. Bramich , S. Giridhar , R. Figuera Jaimes , N. Kains , K. Kuppuswamy

Using the Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy 0.6 meter telescope located at Cerro Tololo, we searched for variable stars in the southern globular cluster NGC 6584. We obtained images during 8 nights between 28 May and 6 July…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-07-17 Joseph M. Toddy , Elliott W. Johnson , Andrew N. Darragh , Brian W. Murphy

We present a study of variable stars in globular cluster NGC 6401. The cluster is only $5.3\degr$ away from the Galactic centre and suffers from strong differential reddening. The photometric precision afforded us by difference image…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-01 Y. Tsapras , A. Arellano Ferro , D. M. Bramich , R. Figuera Jaimes , N. Kains , R. Street , M. Hundertmark , K. Horne , M. Dominik , C. Snodgrass

In this paper, we present the analysis of time-series observations from 2013 and 2014 of five metal rich ([Fe/H] $>$ -1) globular clusters: NGC~6388, NGC~6441, NGC~6528, NGC~6638, and NGC~6652. The data have been used to perform a census of…

We present mean horizontal branch absolute magnitudes and iron abundances for a sample of 39 globular clusters. These quantities were calculated in an unprecedented homogeneous fashion based on Fourier decomposition of ligt curves of RR…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-05 Armando Arellano Ferro

We present time-series $BVI$ photometry for the Galactic globular cluster NGC 6402 (M14). The data consists of $\sim$137 images per filter, obtained using the 0.9m and 1.0m SMARTS telescopes at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-28 C. Contreras Peña , M. Catelan , F. Grundahl , A. W. Stephens , H. A. Smith

We report the results of a time-series CCD photometric survey of variable stars in the field of the open cluster NGC 2126. In about one square degree field covering the cluster, a total number of 21 variable candidates are detected during…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-22 Shun-Fang Liu , Zhen-Yu Wu , Xiao-Bin Zhang , Jiang-Hua Wu , Jun Ma , Zhao-Ji Jiang , Jian-Sheng Chen , Xu Zhou

The globular cluster Messier 80 was monitored by the Kepler space telescope for 80 days during the K2 mission. Continuous, high-precision photometry of such an old, compact cluster allows us to study its variable star population in…

We present an analysis of VI CCD time-series photometry of the globular cluster NGC 6171. The main goal is to determine individual physical parameters for single-mode RR Lyrae stars present in the field of view of our images, by means of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-26 D. Deras , A. Arellano Ferro , S. Muneer , Sunetra Giridhar , R. Michel

We have undertaken a search for variable stars in the metal-rich globular cluster NGC 6441 using time-series BV photometry. The total number of variables found near NGC 6441 has been increased to ~104, with 48 new variables being found in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Barton J. Pritzl , Horace A. Smith , Marcio Catelan , Allen V. Sweigart