ZTF IC 10 Variable Catalog

To study how massive variable stars affect their environment, we search for variability among Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) sources located within the optical extent of the nearby starburst galaxy IC 10. We present the ZTF IC 10 catalog, which classifies 1516 r- band sources and 864 g- band source...

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Main Authors: Zehao Jin, Joseph D. Gelfand
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Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/adc7fe
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description To study how massive variable stars affect their environment, we search for variability among Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) sources located within the optical extent of the nearby starburst galaxy IC 10. We present the ZTF IC 10 catalog, which classifies 1516 r- band sources and 864 g- band sources within a 225″ radius around IC 10 into three categories: 1388 (767) r- ( g )-band nonvariables, 150 (85) r- ( g )-band nonperiodic variables, and 37 (12) r- ( g )-band periodic variables. Among them 101 (48) r- ( g )-band nonperiodic variables and 22 (4) r- ( g )-band periodic variables are inside IC 10. We verify our classification by crossmatching with previous variability catalogs and machine learning–powered classifications. Various analysis including population demographics, color–magnitude diagrams, and crossmatching with a set of different surveys and database such as Gaia, XMM-Newton, Chandra, and SIMBAD are also presented. Based on source density and parallax, we distinguish sources within IC 10 from non–IC 10 sources. For IC 10 sources, we highlight flaring supergiants, a source with a long secondary period, and periodic supergiants including a possible S Doradus luminous blue variable and candidate Miras. For non–IC 10 sources, we present superred sources and compact objects such as a possible long-period subdwarf and a periodic X-ray source. The catalog can serve as a useful database to study the connections between various types of massive stars and their host galaxies.
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spelling doaj-art-497361f98c994d4ebb6fdcfa5ba342742025-08-20T02:27:35ZengIOP PublishingThe Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series0067-00492025-01-0127813110.3847/1538-4365/adc7feZTF IC 10 Variable CatalogZehao Jin0https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2506-6645Joseph D. Gelfand1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4679-1058New York University Abu Dhabi , PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Center for Astrophysics and Space Science (CASS), NYU Abu Dhabi , PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesNew York University Abu Dhabi , PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Center for Astrophysics and Space Science (CASS), NYU Abu Dhabi , PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesTo study how massive variable stars affect their environment, we search for variability among Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) sources located within the optical extent of the nearby starburst galaxy IC 10. We present the ZTF IC 10 catalog, which classifies 1516 r- band sources and 864 g- band sources within a 225″ radius around IC 10 into three categories: 1388 (767) r- ( g )-band nonvariables, 150 (85) r- ( g )-band nonperiodic variables, and 37 (12) r- ( g )-band periodic variables. Among them 101 (48) r- ( g )-band nonperiodic variables and 22 (4) r- ( g )-band periodic variables are inside IC 10. We verify our classification by crossmatching with previous variability catalogs and machine learning–powered classifications. Various analysis including population demographics, color–magnitude diagrams, and crossmatching with a set of different surveys and database such as Gaia, XMM-Newton, Chandra, and SIMBAD are also presented. Based on source density and parallax, we distinguish sources within IC 10 from non–IC 10 sources. For IC 10 sources, we highlight flaring supergiants, a source with a long secondary period, and periodic supergiants including a possible S Doradus luminous blue variable and candidate Miras. For non–IC 10 sources, we present superred sources and compact objects such as a possible long-period subdwarf and a periodic X-ray source. The catalog can serve as a useful database to study the connections between various types of massive stars and their host galaxies.https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/adc7feTransient sourcesTime domain astronomyVariable starsPeriodic variable starsLight curve classificationPeriod search
spellingShingle Zehao Jin
Joseph D. Gelfand
ZTF IC 10 Variable Catalog
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Transient sources
Time domain astronomy
Variable stars
Periodic variable stars
Light curve classification
Period search
title ZTF IC 10 Variable Catalog
title_full ZTF IC 10 Variable Catalog
title_fullStr ZTF IC 10 Variable Catalog
title_full_unstemmed ZTF IC 10 Variable Catalog
title_short ZTF IC 10 Variable Catalog
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topic Transient sources
Time domain astronomy
Variable stars
Periodic variable stars
Light curve classification
Period search
url https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/adc7fe
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