Revised and updated catalogue of Byurakan-IRAS stars

Abstract

Context. Five lists of late-type stars were published in Astrophysics in [1997][1998][1999][2000][2001], found in the First Byurakan Survey low-dispersion spectroscopic plates as optical identifications of unidentified IRAS sources. These identifications were carried out in the region with δ > +61• and |b| > 15• with a surface of 1504 deg 2 . As a result, the catalogue of the Byurakan-IRAS Stars (BIS) was compiled. Its preliminary version has been available at the CDS since 2003. Aims. We revised and updated the BIS catalogue with the new data from recently published optical and infrared catalogues to give access to all available data and make further comparative studies of the properties of these objects possible. Methods. We made cross-correlations of the BIS catalogue with the MAPS, USNO-B1.0, and 2MASS, added updated SIMBAD data for the BIS objects, and provided accurate DSS1 and DSS2 positions and revised photometry. We also checked the objects for proper motion and variability. A refined classification from low-dispersion spectra in the Digitized First Byurakan Survey (DFBS) was carried out. Results. The revised and updated catalogue of 276 Byurakan-IRAS stars (BIS) is presented. Conclusions. The BIS catalogue can be used to study a complete sample of IRAS-selected stars and to investigate individual objects.

BAO Plate Archive Project: Recent Results

“…• Optical identifications of X-ray, IR and radio sources (ex. Hovhannisyan et al 2009, Mickaelian & Gigoyan 2006, Mickaelian & Sargsyan 2004, Mickaelian et al 2006b).…”

BAO plate archive project: digitization, electronic database and scientific usage

“…• Optical identifications of X-ray, IR and radio sources (ex. Mickaelian & Sargsyan (2004); Mickaelian & Gigoyan (2006); Mickaelian et al (2006b); Hovhannisyan et al (2009)).…”

BAO Plate Archive digitization, creation of electronic database and its scientific usage

“…There are a number of further possible research projects that will be conducted having the plates digitized, such as Correction of ephemerides of known asteroids and search for new asteroids (Berthier et al 2009), Discovery and study of variable stars, Revealing high proper motion stars, Study of variability of known blazars and discovery of new blazars, Revealing Novae and Supernovae progenitors, Discovery of new QSOs, new white dwarfs, new late-type stars (Gigoyan et al 2010) and optical sources of gamma-ray bursts, Optical identifications of X-ray, IR and radio sources (Mickaelian & Sargsyan 2004;Mickaelian & Gigoyan 2006;Hovhannisyan et al 2009).…”