COSMIC-L: A Photometric Catalog of Observed Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud

The Magellanic Clouds are two nearby dwarf irregular galaxies, the study of which can help us in understanding galaxy and stellar evolution. In particular, the Large Magellanic Cloud, the larger one, contains approximately 30 billion stars at various evolutionary stages. In this work, we present a S...

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Main Authors: Antonio Franco, Achille A. Nucita, Francesco De Paolis, Francesco Strafella
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Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/addeca
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description The Magellanic Clouds are two nearby dwarf irregular galaxies, the study of which can help us in understanding galaxy and stellar evolution. In particular, the Large Magellanic Cloud, the larger one, contains approximately 30 billion stars at various evolutionary stages. In this work, we present a Sloan Digital Sky Survey gri -band photometric analysis based on multiple images acquired with the Dark Energy Camera, installed on the Blanco telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (Chile). We performed a full image analysis and photometric calibration, resulting in a photometric catalog named COSMIC-L, consisting of 57,997,665 stars, of which 18,676,294 contain estimates for all three gri magnitudes, resulting in a completeness magnitude of ≃21 and a limiting magnitude of ≃22 in all three bands.
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spelling doaj-art-fbcd6433ec894b84b4564f44cedc48af2025-08-20T03:27:36ZengIOP PublishingThe Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series0067-00492025-01-0127912010.3847/1538-4365/addecaCOSMIC-L: A Photometric Catalog of Observed Stars in the Large Magellanic CloudAntonio Franco0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4761-366XAchille A. Nucita1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7926-3481Francesco De Paolis2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6460-7563Francesco Strafella3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8757-9371INFN , Sezione di Lecce, Via per Arnesano, CP-193, I-73100, Lecce, Italy ; antonio.franco@le.infn.it; INAF , Sezione di Lecce, Via per Arnesano, CP-193, I-73100, Lecce, Italy; Department of Mathematics and Physics “E. De Giorgi,” University of Salento , Via per Arnesano, CP-I93, I-73100, Lecce, ItalyINFN , Sezione di Lecce, Via per Arnesano, CP-193, I-73100, Lecce, Italy ; antonio.franco@le.infn.it; INAF , Sezione di Lecce, Via per Arnesano, CP-193, I-73100, Lecce, Italy; Department of Mathematics and Physics “E. De Giorgi,” University of Salento , Via per Arnesano, CP-I93, I-73100, Lecce, ItalyINFN , Sezione di Lecce, Via per Arnesano, CP-193, I-73100, Lecce, Italy ; antonio.franco@le.infn.it; INAF , Sezione di Lecce, Via per Arnesano, CP-193, I-73100, Lecce, Italy; Department of Mathematics and Physics “E. De Giorgi,” University of Salento , Via per Arnesano, CP-I93, I-73100, Lecce, ItalyINFN , Sezione di Lecce, Via per Arnesano, CP-193, I-73100, Lecce, Italy ; antonio.franco@le.infn.it; INAF , Sezione di Lecce, Via per Arnesano, CP-193, I-73100, Lecce, Italy; Department of Mathematics and Physics “E. De Giorgi,” University of Salento , Via per Arnesano, CP-I93, I-73100, Lecce, ItalyThe Magellanic Clouds are two nearby dwarf irregular galaxies, the study of which can help us in understanding galaxy and stellar evolution. In particular, the Large Magellanic Cloud, the larger one, contains approximately 30 billion stars at various evolutionary stages. In this work, we present a Sloan Digital Sky Survey gri -band photometric analysis based on multiple images acquired with the Dark Energy Camera, installed on the Blanco telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (Chile). We performed a full image analysis and photometric calibration, resulting in a photometric catalog named COSMIC-L, consisting of 57,997,665 stars, of which 18,676,294 contain estimates for all three gri magnitudes, resulting in a completeness magnitude of ≃21 and a limiting magnitude of ≃22 in all three bands.https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/addecaMagellanic CloudsCatalogsPhotometry
spellingShingle Antonio Franco
Achille A. Nucita
Francesco De Paolis
Francesco Strafella
COSMIC-L: A Photometric Catalog of Observed Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Magellanic Clouds
Catalogs
Photometry
title COSMIC-L: A Photometric Catalog of Observed Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud
title_full COSMIC-L: A Photometric Catalog of Observed Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud
title_fullStr COSMIC-L: A Photometric Catalog of Observed Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud
title_full_unstemmed COSMIC-L: A Photometric Catalog of Observed Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud
title_short COSMIC-L: A Photometric Catalog of Observed Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud
title_sort cosmic l a photometric catalog of observed stars in the large magellanic cloud
topic Magellanic Clouds
Catalogs
Photometry
url https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/addeca
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