Stellar population of the young star cluster NGC 6231 Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Kuhn M.A.
  2. Medina N.
  3. Getman K.V.
  4. Feigelson E.D.
  5. Gromadzki M.,Borissova J.
  6. Kurtev R.
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    CDS
Abstract

NGC 6231 is a young cluster (age ~2-7 Myr) dominating the Sco OB1 association (distance ~1.59 kpc) with ~100 O and B stars and a large pre-main-sequence stellar population. We combine a reanalysis of archival Chandra X-ray data with multiepoch near-infrared (NIR) photometry from the VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) survey and published optical catalogs to obtain a catalog of 2148 probable cluster members. This catalog is 70% larger than previous censuses of probable cluster members in NGC 6231. It includes many low-mass stars detected in the NIR but not in the optical and some B stars without previously noted X-ray counterparts. In addition, we identify 295 NIR variables, about half of which are expected to be pre-main-sequence stars. With the more complete sample, we estimate a total population in the Chandra field of 5700-7500 cluster members down to 0.08 M_{sun}_ (assuming a universal initial mass function) with a completeness limit at 0.5 M_{sun}_. A decrease in stellar X-ray luminosities is noted relative to other younger clusters. However, within the cluster, there is little variation in the distribution of X-ray luminosities for ages less than 5 Myr. The X-ray spectral hardness for B stars may be useful for distinguishing between early-B stars with X-rays generated in stellar winds and B-star systems with X-rays from a pre-main-sequence companion (>35% of B stars). A small fraction of catalog members have unusually high X-ray median energies or reddened NIR colors, which might be explained by absorption from thick or edge-on disks or being background field stars.

Keywords
  1. open-star-clusters
  2. pre-main-sequence-stars
  3. x-ray-sources
  4. variable-stars
  5. ob-stars
  6. stellar-spectral-types
  7. infrared-photometry
  8. visible-astronomy
  9. Wide-band photometry
  10. stellar-populations
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2017AJ....154...87K
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doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.51540087

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