The GALEX Flare Catalog (GFCAT) Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Million C.C.
  2. Clair M.S.
  3. Fleming S.W.
  4. Bianchi L.
  5. Osten R.
  6. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

We have performed the first systematic search of the full Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) data archive for astrophysical variability on timescales of seconds to minutes by rebinning data across the whole mission to 30s time resolution. The result is the GALEX Flare Catalog (GFCAT), which describes 1426 ultraviolet variable sources, including stellar flares, eclipsing binaries, {delta} Scuti and RR Lyrae variables, and active galactic nuclei. Many of these sources have never previously been identified as variable. We have also assembled a table of observations of ultraviolet flares and accompanying statistics and measurements, including energies, and of candidate eclipsing stars. This effort was enabled by a significantly enhanced version of the gPhoton software for analyzing time-domain GALEX data; this "gPhoton2" package is available to support follow-on efforts.

Keywords
  1. ultraviolet-photometry
  2. stellar-flares
  3. proper-motions
  4. visible-astronomy
  5. variable-stars
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2023ApJS..268...41M
See also HTML
https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJS/268/41
IVOA Identifier IVOID
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/268/41

Access

IVOA Table Access TAP
https://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tap
Run SQL-like queries with TAP-enabled clients (e.g., TOPCAT).
IVOA Cone Search SCS
For use with a cone search client (e.g., TOPCAT).
https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/268/41/table1?
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/268/41/table1?
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/268/41/table1?
IVOA Cone Search SCS
For use with a cone search client (e.g., TOPCAT).
https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/268/41/table2?
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/268/41/table2?
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/268/41/table2?
IVOA Cone Search SCS
For use with a cone search client (e.g., TOPCAT).
https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/268/41/table3?
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/268/41/table3?
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/268/41/table3?
IVOA Cone Search SCS
For use with a cone search client (e.g., TOPCAT).
https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/268/41/table4?
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/268/41/table4?
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/268/41/table4?

History

2024-02-06T14:29:30Z
Resource record created
2024-02-06T14:29:30Z
Created
2025-03-18T13:33:25Z
Updated

Contact

Name
CDS support team
Postal Address
CDS, Observatoire de Strasbourg, 11 rue de l'Universite, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
E-Mail
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