H. N. Smitha et al 2017 ApJS 229 17
High-resolution Sunrise observations from 2009 — the observatory’s first balloon-borne flight — indicate a magnetic flux emergence rate in the quiet Sun that is 10x larger than fluxes estimated using Hinode data.
William Janesh et al 2017 ApJL 837 L16
An optical counterpart to AGC 249525, an ultra-compact high-velocity cloud, has been discovered that has stellar properties within the observed range of gas-poor ultra-faint dwarf galaxies in the Local Group.
K. D. Alexander et al 2017 ApJ 837 153
Radio emission is detected from tidal disruption event candidate XMMSL1 J0740−85, making it the fifth (and nearest) TDE with radio emission found. The emission likely arises from a non-relativistic outflow.
Stephen R. Kane et al 2017 AJ 153 52
The effect of orbital inclination on the Proxima Centauri planet is calculated in terms of mass, radius, atmosphere, and albedo and discussed in the context of future photometry and imaging missions.
Erika R. Nesvold et al 2017 ApJL 837 L6
Collisional and dynamical simulations demonstrate that the observed asymmetric morphology of HD 106906’s disk is caused by perturbations from the observed exterior companion, an 11-Jupiter-mass planet.
C. R. O’Dell et al 2017 ApJ 837 151
The brightest star in the Trapezium group, θ1 Ori C, dominates ionization of the bright inner part of the Orion Nebula, but the extended component of the nebula is primarily ionized by emission from θ2 Ori A.