M31-004303.21 (J004303.20+410433.7)

Target Notes

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Classification: OB-Supergiant

Unresolved from LGGS J004303.28+410433.6 3 magnitudes fainter. Also sometimes resolved from two LGGS stars 1.7 arcseconds SE (1 magnitude fainter) and J004303.11+410435.3 2.5 arcseconds NW (2 magnitudes fainter).

Find In Simbad Query LGGS Massey (2016) at VizieR Query CAT WISE (Eisenhardt et al., 2020) at VizieR Query Gaia DR3 (2022) at VizieR LBT Spectra @UMN
Query Kaluzny et al. (1998) M31 Survey at VizieR
Query POINT-AGAPE An et al. (2004) M31 Survey at VizieR

Photometry Table

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MJD	V	*	Image	B	*	Image	R	*	Images	I	*	Images
56142.34	17.55± 0.05	TX		--	-	-	--	-	-	--	-	-
56267.16	--	-	-	--	-	-	17.23± 0.04	TX		--	-	-
56537.17	17.51± 0.04	B		17.91± 0.04	B		17.20± 0.04	B		--	-	-
57633.38	17.55± 0.04	B		17.91± 0.05	B		17.23± 0.04	B		--	-	-
57638.25	17.49± 0.04	B		--	-	-	--	-	-	16.95± 0.08	B
57888.07	17.67± 0.13	X		17.73± 0.18	X		17.18± 0.09	X		--	-	-
57958.40	17.49± 0.04	B		--	-	-	--	-	-	16.96± 0.07	B
57963.41	17.47± 0.04	B		17.80± 0.08	B		17.12± 0.06	B		--	-	-
57988.26	17.43± 0.04	B		17.78± 0.04	B		17.13± 0.04	B		--	-	-
58067.16	17.46± 0.04	B		--	-	-	--	-	-	16.95± 0.06	B
58098.14	17.46± 0.05	B		17.82± 0.04	B		--	-	-	--	-	-
58317.28	17.47± 0.05	B		17.83± 0.04	B		17.16± 0.05	B		--	-	-
58339.27	17.48± 0.05	B		--	-	-	--	-	-	16.96± 0.08	B
58342.27	17.50± 0.04	B		17.90± 0.04	B		--	-	-	--	-	-
58373.09	17.45± 0.05	B		17.76± 0.05	B		--	-	-	--	-	-
58671.35	17.55± 0.04	AB		17.95± 0.04	B		17.25± 0.05	B		--	-	-
58695.41	17.50± 0.03	B		--	-	-	17.22± 0.05	B		--	-	-
58750.11	17.54± 0.04	B		--	-	-	--	-	-	16.94± 0.06	B
58779.03	17.46± 0.03	B		17.85± 0.04	B		--	-	-	--	-	-
58812.16	17.50± 0.03	B		--	-	-	17.20± 0.04	B		--	-	-
59000.37	17.36± 0.06	B		--	-	-	17.13± 0.05	B		--	-	-
59026.38	17.66± 0.04	B		17.91± 0.06	B		17.35± 0.05	B		--	-	-
59055.29	17.42± 0.06	B		17.83± 0.07	B		--	-	-	--	-	-
59056.27	17.58± 0.05	B		17.91± 0.07	B		--	-	-	17.05± 0.07	B
59077.26	17.56± 0.07	AB		--	-	-	17.27± 0.06	AB		17.03± 0.07	AB
59082.24	17.55± 0.05	B		17.94± 0.07	B		--	-	-	--	-	-
59131.11	17.44± 0.05	B		17.76± 0.05	B		--	-	-	--	-	-
59136.06	17.43± 0.04	B		--	-	-	17.09± 0.05	B		--	-	-
59166.15	17.52± 0.05	AB		--	-	-	--	-	-	16.98± 0.07	AB
59194.12	17.50± 0.04	B		--	-	-	17.18± 0.05	B		--	-	-
59376.38	17.48± 0.07	B		17.87± 0.08	B		--	-	-	--	-	-
59382.34	17.57± 0.07	B		17.93± 0.08	B		--	-	-	--	-	-
59409.33	17.56± 0.10	AB		--	-	-	17.26± 0.07	B		--	-	-
59441.28	17.56± 0.05	B		--	-	-	17.22± 0.05	B		--	-	-
59442.36	17.47± 0.06	B		17.83± 0.07	B		--	-	-	16.97± 0.06	B
59463.24	17.60± 0.05	B		17.94± 0.06	B		--	-	-	17.02± 0.07	B
59467.13	17.52± 0.07	B		--	-	-	17.22± 0.04	B		--	-	-
59522.10	17.44± 0.04	B		17.78± 0.06	B		--	-	-	--	-	-
59523.12	17.42± 0.04	B		--	-	-	17.13± 0.04	B		--	-	-
59546.13	17.49± 0.04	B		--	-	-	--	-	-	17.01± 0.07	B
59548.02	17.59± 0.05	B		17.92± 0.07	B		--	-	-	17.04± 0.07	B
59583.12	17.46± 0.06	AB		--	-	-	17.19± 0.05	AB		--	-	-
59739.38	17.45± 0.06	B		17.80± 0.07	B		17.24± 0.06	B		--	-	-
59759.35	17.65± 0.06	B		18.00± 0.09	B		17.20± 0.05	B		--	-	-
59794.23	17.55± 0.05	B		--	-	-	--	-	-	17.00± 0.07	B
59816.16	17.39± 0.06	B		--	-	-	17.15± 0.05	B		--	-	-
59848.09	17.43± 0.04	B		--	-	-	--	-	-	16.72± 0.06	B
59849.06	17.47± 0.06	B		17.89± 0.08	B		--	-	-	--	-	-
59879.05	17.42± 0.05	B		17.72± 0.06	B		--	-	-	--	-	-
59903.12	17.51± 0.05	B		--	-	-	17.20± 0.05	B		16.96± 0.07	B
59905.10	17.42± 0.04	B		--	-	-	17.16± 0.03	B		16.91± 0.04	B
60147.37	17.51± 0.05	B		17.90± 0.07	B		17.19± 0.05	B		--	-	-
60175.31	17.55± 0.05	B		--	-	-	--	-	-	17.08± 0.07	B
60201.11	17.54± 0.06	B		17.92± 0.07	B		17.26± 0.05	B		--	-	-
60261.05	17.49± 0.05	B		17.89± 0.07	B		--	-	-	--	-	-
60498.38	17.57± 0.06	B		17.97± 0.07	B		17.25± 0.06	B		17.03± 0.08	B
60533.29	17.54± 0.05	B		17.92± 0.07	B		--	-	-	--	-	-
60555.22	17.56± 0.06	B		--	-	-	17.26± 0.05	B		17.07± 0.08	B
60587.11	17.55± 0.06	B		17.90± 0.07	B		--	-	-	--	-	-
60612.06	17.55± 0.05	B		--	-	-	--	-	-	16.97± 0.07	B

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Plots of Brightness and Color

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Variability

Plot/Graph Photometry Table Target Notes

It is likely that this star is variable.

Correlation factors between bands

If the brightness variation is true variability then there should be a correlation between brightness changes recorded in different filter bands. The following table are the R-squared linear correlation factors calculated for the pairs of bands. The number in parentheses next to the R-squared value is the number of elements used to calculate the correlation factor. The number in square brackets next to the band is the range of magnitudes measured.

	V [0.30 mag]	B [0.28 mag]	R [0.26 mag]
B [0.28 mag]	0.73 (31)
R [0.26 mag]	0.61 (27)	0.25 (12)
I [0.36 mag]	0.56 (20)	0.53 (5)	0.92 (5)

Magnitude-Magnitude Plots

The plots below are provided to check the values in the table above and also to show any non-linear correlations

Opens a plot to assess correlation between bands for M31-004303.21

Plot/Graph Photometry Table Target Notes

I & R Statistics

Welch & Stetson (1993, AJ, 105, 1813) present a method for varible star detection in CCD images from automated surveys. Data from two bands are compared and two statistics are calculated: R and I.

The I-statistic has an expectation value of zero for stars that are NOT variable. A larger non-zero I-value indicates a higher likelihood that the star is variable. The R statistic indicates how the color of the star changes as the variable grows brighter with R = 1.0 being no change in color.

R and I values have only been calculated if there are more than four (4) matched measurements of brightness in each band.

V
(I|R) B
(I|R) R
(I|R)

B
(I|R) 1.24 | 0.91

R
(I|R) 1.38 | 1.20 -0.55 | 0.07

I
(I|R) 1.00 | 1.14 0.24 | 1.28 1.14 | 1.00

	V (I\|R)	B (I\|R)	R (I\|R)
B (I\|R)	1.24 \| 0.91
R (I\|R)	1.38 \| 1.20	-0.55 \| 0.07
I (I\|R)	1.00 \| 1.14	0.24 \| 1.28	1.14 \| 1.00

By John C. Martin, University of Illinois Springfield Henry R. Barber Research Observatory

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