Neil Gehrels et al 2016 ApJ 820 136
Considering only the brightest galaxies for gravitational-wave follow-up will reduce the number of galaxies that must be searched to ~10-20 per detection, based on advanced LIGO’s localization abilities.
Jeffrey D. Cummings et al 2016 ApJ 820 L18
Nine white dwarf candidates are observed in the open cluster NGC 2099. Analysis shows that one measures 1.28 M⊙, making it the highest-mass white dwarf discovered thus far in a cluster.
F. Camilo et al 2016 ApJ 820 110
The transient magnetar and 5.54-s radio pulsar XTE J1810−197 abruptly shut off in radio frequencies in 2008, but a high-amplitude thermal X-ray pulse remains, implying continuing magnetar activity.
E. Balbinot et al 2016 ApJ 820 58
A new stellar stream is discovered around the Milky Way in the Dark Energy Survey Year 1 data. The probable progenitor is a globular cluster, though no obvious counterpart is found.
Michael Abdul-Masih et al 2016 AJ 151 101
Kepler data is reanalyzed to identify false positives among eclipsing binaries — targets that are not eclipsing binaries themselves, but are contaminated by eclipsing binary sources nearby.
Iain G. Hannah et al 2016 ApJ 820 L14
NuSTAR has provided the first directly imaged and spectrally resolved X-rays above 2 keV from non-flaring active regions on the solar surface, placing constraints on high-temperature components.