KPD UV-excess objects Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Downes R.A.
  2. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

A survey for ultraviolet-excess objects has been performed for over about 1000sq.deg of the Galactic plane. Photographic blue and ultraviolet plates were obtained to select ultraviolet-excess candidates, and spectroscopic observations were used to determine the nature of those objects. Over 70 white dwarfs and subdwarfs were identified from the survey plates, and these objects were analyzed statistically to determine scale heights and space densities. The sample was complete to B=15.3mag, with the space density of white dwarfs for Mv<12.25 equal to 0.72+/-0.25 per 1000pc^3^, slightly higher than that from the Palomar-Green survey. The average absolute magnitude determined for both the subdwarf O and the subdwarf B stars was considerably fainter than previous determinations, while the scale height for the subdwarfs was lower than earlier suggested values. The space density for the subdwarf O stars is about 7x10^-7^pc^-3^, while the value for the subdwarf B stars is about 2x10^-6^pc^-3, both values considerably higher than previous estimates. The space densities can be used to place evolutionary constraints on these objects.

Keywords
  1. White dwarf stars
  2. Subdwarf stars
  3. Stellar spectral types
  4. Optical astronomy
  5. Wide-band photometry
Bibliographic source Bibcode
1986ApJS...61..569D
See also HTML
https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJS/61/569
IVOA Identifier IVOID
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/61/569
Document Object Identifer DOI
doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.20610569

Access

Web browser access HTML
http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJS/61/569
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJS/61/569
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJS/61/569
IVOA Table Access TAP
http://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).
http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/61/569/kpd?
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/61/569/kpd?
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/61/569/kpd?

History

2011-01-02T15:21:17Z
Resource record created
2011-01-02T15:21:17Z
Created
2017-12-06T07:39:02Z
Updated

Contact

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