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NGC 6441 is a bulge globular cluster with an unusual horizontal branch morphology and a rich population of RR Lyrae (RRL) and Type II Cepheid (T2C) variables that is unexpected for its relatively high metallicity. We present near-infrared…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-12-14 A. Bhardwaj , S. M. Kanbur , M. Rejkuba , M. Marconi , M. Catelan , V. Ripepi , H. P. Singh

We identify 228 periodic variables in the region of young open cluster NGC 281 using time series photometry carried out from 1 m class ARIES telescopes, Nainital. The cluster membership of these identified variables is determined on the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-21 Sneh Lata , A. K. Pandey , J. C. Pandey , Neelam Panwar , Paulomi Paul

This work presents the first long-term photometric variability survey of the intermediate-age open cluster NGC 559. Time-series V band photometric observations on 40 nights taken over more than three years with three different telescopes…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-09-30 Yogesh C. Joshi , Ancy Anna John , Jayanand Maurya , Alaxendra Panchal , Brijesh Kumar , Santosh Joshi

We present the detection of RR Lyrae variable stars in the field of the Sagittarius II (Sgr II) ultra-faint dwarf (UFD) galaxy. Using B, V time-series photometry obtained with the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet) 1.6 m…

We report twelve variables not previously detected in the globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904); one SX Phe and eleven semi-regular variables (SR). Their identifications, equatorial coordinates, ephemerides, and light curves are given.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-04-16 A. Arellano Ferro , D. M. Bramich , S. Giridhar , A. Luna , S. Muneer

We present results of a photometric survey for variable stars in the field of the globular cluster Omega Centauri. The observed region was centered roughly on the cluster core and covered 644 arcmin^2. The cluster was monitored on 59 nights…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 J. Kaluzny , A. Olech , I. B. Thompson , W. Pych , W. Krzeminski , A. Schwarzenberg-Czerny

We present the analysis of the top-quality photometry of RR Lyrae stars in the globular cluster NGC 6362, gathered over 11 observing seasons by the CASE project. 16 stars are fundamental mode pulsators (RRab stars) and 16 are first overtone…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-28 R. Smolec , P. Moskalik , J. Kaluzny , W. Pych , M. Rozyczka , I. B. Thompson

We compare theory and observations for fundamental RR Lyrae in the solar neighborhood and in both Oosterhoff type I (OoI) and type II (OoII) Galactic globular clusters (GGCs). The distribution of cluster RR_ab in the PA_V plane depends not…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 G. Bono , F. Caputo , M. Di Criscienzo

We report the results of a search for variable stars in the open cluster NGC 2141. Ten variable stars are detected, among which nine are new variable stars and they are classified as three short period W UMa type eclipsing binaries, two EA…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Yangping Luo

Time series BVI photometry is presented for 16 short-period variables located in the central region of the globular cluster NGC 6397. The sample includes 9 newly detected variables. The light curve of cataclysmic variable CV6 shows…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Janusz Kaluzny , Ian B. Thompson

We discuss the first part of a survey for RR Lyrae variables in the galactic halo that is being made with the 1m Schmidt telescope at the Venezuelan National Observatory. So far the survey has discovered 497 variables in 380 sq. degrees,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Katherina Vivas , Robert Zinn

RR Lyrae stars being distance indicators and tracers of old population serve as excellent probes of the structure, formation, and evolution of our Galaxy. Thousands of them are being discovered in ongoing wide-field surveys. The OGLE…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-09-07 Pawel Pietrukowicz , OGLE collaboration

We present the results of a photometric survey for variable stars in the central region of the nearby globular cluster NGC 6397.Time series photometry was obtained for 30 variable objects. The sample includes 12 new objects, of which 6 show…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. Kaluzny , I. B. Thompson , W. Krzeminski

We report the results of CCD $V$, $r$ and $I$ time-series photometry of the globular cluster NGC 5053. New times of maximum light are given for the eight known RR Lyrae stars in the field of our images and their periods are revised. Their…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 A. Arellano Ferro , Sunetra Giridhar , D. M. Bramich

The first calibrated broadband UBVI time-series photometry is presented for the RR Lyrae variable stars in NGC6656 (M22), with observations spanning a range of twenty-two years. We have also redetermined the variability types and periods…

We present a comprehensive photometric analysis of a young open cluster NGC 1960 (M36) along with the long-term variability study of this cluster. Based on the kinematic data of Gaia DR2, the membership probabilities of 3871 stars are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-22 Yogesh C. Joshi , Jayanand Maurya , Ancy Anna John , Alaxender Panchal , Santosh Joshi , Brijesh Kumar

Messier 15 (NGC 7078) is an old and metal-poor post core-collapse globular cluster which hosts a rich population of variable stars. We report new optical ($gi$) and near-infrared (NIR, $JK_s$) multi-epoch observations for 129 RR Lyrae, 4…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-11-24 Anupam Bhardwaj , Marina Rejkuba , G. C. Sloan , Marcella Marconi , Soung-Chul Yang

A photometric study of variable stars in the field of old open cluster NGC 188 is discussed. Observations were carried out in two bands R and I for 5513 stars up to R = 17 mag in the field of 1.5 x 1.5 grad. around the cluster. The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-04-19 A. A. Popov , V. V. Krushinsky , E. A. Avvakumova , A. Y. Burdanov , A. F. Punanova , I. S. Zalozhnih

Context. RR Lyrae stars are useful standard candles allowing one to derive accurate distances for old star clusters. Based on the recent catalogues from OGLE-IV and Gaia Early Data Release 3 (EDR3), the distances can be improved for a few…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-01-26 R. A. P. Oliveira , S. Ortolani , B. Barbuy , L. O. Kerber , F. F. S. Maia , E. Bica , S. Cassisi , S. O. Souza , A. Pérez-Villegas

We have identified 23 RR Lyrae stars and 3 possible Anomalous Cepheids among 84 candidate variables in the recently discovered Canes Venatici I dwarf spheroidal galaxy. The mean period of 18 RRab type stars is <Pab> = 0.60 +/-0.01 days.…