Grzegorz Wiktorowicz et al 2015 ApJ 810 20
This proof-of-concept study demonstrates that any ULX might be a short-lived phase of extremely rapid mass transfer in the evolution of a binary star system.
R. C. McGurk et al 2015 ApJ 811 14
Follow-up imaging and spectroscopy of 12 dual-AGN candidates from SDSS confirmed one of the candidates as a dual AGN: SDSS J114642.47+511029.6.
D. Minniti et al 2015 ApJ 810 L20
A possible microlensing event is reported near the center of globular cluster NGC 6553. The lensing object could be the first stellar-mass black hole found in a globular cluster.
Michael M. Dunham et al 2015 ApJS 220 11
The full Spitzer catalog of 3239 candidate Young Stellar Objects from 18 molecular clouds is presented. Infrared spectral indices, bolometric luminosities, and bolometric temperatures are given for each.
Fabrizio Arrigoni Battaia et al 2015 ApJ 809 163
Deep spectroscopic integrations of the largest luminous Lyα nebula associated with the quasar UM287 imply the presence of remarkably dense and compact gas clouds.
Amanda I. Karakas et al 2015 ApJ 809 184
The amount of dust produced by R Coronae Borealis stars (a rare class of variable star) is comparable to the amounts produced by novae or born-again post-AGB stars.