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Appendix: Swift’s Deep Sky Catalogs © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 233 G.W. Kronk, Lewis Swift, Historical & Cultural Astronomy, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-63721-1 Catalog 1 (Warner observatory) Equinox 1885.0 Equinox 2000.0 Swift object Date Original V no. of disc RA DEC Description RA DEC NGC/IC discoverer Type Mag Size Remarks h m s ° ′ ″ h m s ° ′ ″ S1–1 1884 0 4 32 +28 21 5 vvF; vS; E; B * 0 10 32.8 +28 59 46 NGC 27 L. Swift GX 13.5 1.2′ × 0.5′ PGC 742 Aug 3 nr S1–2 1884 2 2 35 +7 25 0 vF; pS; vvE; 2 8 56.3 +7 58 17 NGC 827 W. Herschel GX 12.7 2.2′ × 0.8′ PGC 8196* Oct 9 spindle; cannot (1784) be G. C. 493 [NGC 827], is not “am st”, nearest * is 5′ distant. Did not see [GC] 493 [NGC 827], but saw [GC] 5223 [NGC 840]. H. description must apply to some other nebula. S1–3 1884 2 27 22 +9 13 46 vF; cE. 2 33 22.7 +9 36 6 NGC 975 L. Swift GX 13.1 1.1′ × 0.8′ PGC 9735* Nov 9 S1–4 1884 2 45 2 −2 13 6 F; vE. 2 50 39.2 −1 44 3 NGC 1121 L. Swift GX 12.9 0.9′ × 0.4′ PGC 10789 Nov 9 S1–5 1884 3 1 31 +40 27 0 S; R; vvF. Right 3 9 42.2 +40 53 35 NGC L. Swift GX 14.4 0.9′ × 0.5′ PGC Oct 18 angled with 2 st. 1212 = IC 11815* In field with 1883 Algol. S1–6 1884 3 1 32 +38 11 20 vvF; lE; v diff; 3 9 17.3 +38 38 58 NGC L. Swift GX 14.5 1.8′ × 1.4′ PGC 11789 Oct 14 F * close n. 1213 = IC 1881 S1–7 1883 6 26 36 +10 23 15 Nebulous *; v 6 33 4.4 +10 19 21 NGC 2247 L. Swift RN 4′ × 3′ LBN 901 Nov diff; B * exactly 24 in center of L eF nebulosity; f. [GC] 1425 [NGC 2245] 28 s and is 10′′ n. Resembles [GC] 4634 [NGC 7023] in Cepheus, but is fainter. S1–8 1885 9 23 20 +68 7 45 pF; pS; R; lbM. 9 32 52.9 +67 37 3 NGC 2892 L. Swift GX 13.1 1.4′ × 1.4′ PGC 27111 May 11 S1–9 1883 10 49 5 +18 13 30 pB; R; no * nr. 10 54 48.6 +17 37 16 NGC 3460 = F. Bailey GX 12.6 0.9′ × 0.9′ PGC 32787 Aug NGC 3457 (1827) 24 S1–10 1883 11 4 25 +22 21 30 eeF; vS; R; diff; 11 9 44.4 +21 45 32 NGC 3551 L. Swift GX 13.7 1.4′ × 1.2′ PGC 33836 Aug s of 2. 24 S1–11 1883 11 4 35 +22 22 0 vF; R; n of 2. 11 9 50.3 +21 48 37 NGC 3555 L. Swift GX 14.6 0.4′ × 0.2′ PGC 33843 Aug 24 S1–12 1883 11 8 4 +21 1 0 cS; vF; f [Delta] 11 14 2.5 +20 23 14 NGC 3588 L. Swift GX 14.3 0.6′× 0.6′ PGC 34219 Apr 26 Leonis 4 s. Easily overlooked. (continued) Catalog 1 (Warner observatory) Equinox 1885.0 Equinox 2000.0 Swift object Date Original V no. of disc RA DEC Description RA DEC NGC/IC discoverer Type Mag Size Remarks h m s ° ′ ″ h m s ° ′ ″ S1–13 1885 11 38 40 +20 8 42 vF; vS; R; B * 11 44 50.1 +19 31 58 NGC 3857 E. Stephan GX 14.1 1.0′ × 0.6′ PGC Apr 13 12 s f; np of 2. (1884) 36548* S1–14 1885 11 38 45 +20 3 42 eeF; R; pS; B * 11 44 52.3 +19 27 15 NGC 3859 E. Stephan GX 14.1 1.2′ × 0.3′ PGC Apr 13 nf; sf of 2. (1884) 36582* S1–15 1885 11 39 10 +20 0 27 vF; S; lE; 8 mag 11 45 15.7 +19 23 32 NGC 3864 E. Stephan GX 14.1 0.9′ × 0.7′ PGC Apr 13 * in field. (1884) 36620* S1–16 1885 11 39 10 +20 12 37 vF; pS; R. 11 45 5.0 +19 36 23 NGC 3862 W. Herschel GX 12.7 1.5′ × 1.5′ PGC 36606 Apr 13 (1785) S1–17 1885 11 43 45 +12 42 43 F; vS; R; mbM. 11 49 52.7 +12 11 9 NGC 3908 L. Swift GX 15.0 0.6′ × 0.5′ PGC Apr 10 36967* S1–18 1885 11 50 15 +56 1 40 eF; pL; pE; v 11 56 7.1 +55 23 26 NGC W. Herschel GX 13.4 1.7′ × 1.5′ PGC 37497 Apr 16 diff; D neb nr. 3980 = NGC (1789) 3977 S1–19 1885 11 54 40 +20 2 35 pF; pL; R; n. of 12 0 34 +19 24 10 comet? Comet* Apr 6 2 st. which form with it a right angle triangle. S1–20 1884 11 59 1 +65 5 40 S; F; vE; D * nr; 12 4 33.9 +64 26 12 NGC 4081 L. Swift GX 12.8 1.5′ × 0.6′ PGC 38212 Jun 18 p, nearest B * east 20s. S1–21 1885 12 5 0 +19 39 35 vvF; vS. 12 10 45.7 +19 2 27 NGC 4155 L. Swift GX 13.3 1.1′ × 1.0′ PGC 38761 Apr 6 S1–22 1884 12 28 32 +51 26 54 eeF; S; R; 12 33 56.0 +50 49 6 NGC J. Herschel GX 13.9 1.0′ × 0.5′ PGC Mar nearly bet. 2 st. 4537 = NGC (1831) 41864* 16 4542 S1–23 1885 13 13 45 +40 12 20 pF; R; pL; DM. 13 19 3.1 +39 35 26 NGC 5083 L. Swift GX 14.2 1.3′ × 1.1′ PGC 46413 Jun 14 +40°2644.5 point to it. S1–24 1885 13 34 30 −23 18 9 eF; pL; p by 6 s 13 40 19.9 −23 51 29 NGC 5260 L. Swift GX 12.9 1.6′ × 1.4′ PGC 48371 Apr 6 the middle * in a line n. and s. S1–25 1885 13 43 10 −29 58 56 vvF; pS; lE; v F 13 50 1.5 −30 34 43 NGC 5304 L. Swift GX 12.6 1.5′ × 1.0′ PGC 49090 Apr 10 * f; p diff. S1–26 1884 13 53 3 +46 53 9 F; vS; to nu. * v 13 57 38 +46 19 30 NGC 5391 L. Swift Missing Jun 16 close. S1–27 1884 13 57 0 +49 0 28 vvF; S; lE; B * 14 0 47.7 +48 26 38 NGC 5425 L. Swift GX 13.6 1.9′ × 0.5′ PGC 49889 Jun 16 4′ n; 2 coarse D * in field. (continued) Catalog 1 (Warner observatory) Equinox 1885.0 Equinox 2000.0 Swift object Date Original V no. of disc RA DEC Description RA DEC NGC/IC discoverer Type Mag Size Remarks h m s ° ′ ″ h m s ° ′ ″ S1–28 1883 13 57 38 +46 52 26 vF; pL; cE; bet. 14 1 57.7 +46 18 43 NGC 5439 L. Swift GX 13.9 1.0′ × 0.3′ PGC 49965 Jul 9 2 st. forming with 2 others a trap., the nf. being a fine D * of 2.5″. First neb. discovered at this Observatory. I have not been able to see this object well since its discovery, at which time I called it pB with p sharp outlines, but since the appearance of the red sunsets it has been ill defined and difficult to see except as a hazy spot. This remark applies to all vF nebulae. The D * is new. S1–29 1885 14 6 5 +60 59 15 eeeF; pS; R; ee 14 9 34.0 +60 24 35 NGC E. Swift GX 15.0 0.3′ × 0.1′ PGC May 9 diff.; bet. 2 st 5502 = NGC 50508* one a wide 5503 double. Edward. S1–30 1885 14 6 12 +60 56 45 eeeF; vS; R; ee 14 9 34.0 +60 24 35 NGC L. Swift GX 15.0 0.3′ × 0.1′ PGC May dif.; forms with 5503 = NGC 50508* 11 2 st. a right 5502 angle triangle. S1–31 1885 14 13 50 +59 16 50 vvF; pS; R; F * 14 17 22.8 +58 45 2 NGC 5561 L. Swift GX 14.9 0.4′ × 0.4′ PGC May nr. West. 2800986 11 S1–32 1884 14 14 0 +7 34 4 S; vvF; lE; 2 F 14 19 3.9 +7 1 54 NGC A. Marth GX 14.2 0.8′ × 0.3′ PGC 51140 Jun 14 st. point to it; 2 5558 = NGC (1864) others nr.; v 5552 diff.; np. Of 2. S1–33 1884 14 14 31 +7 33 4 S; vvF; sf. of 2; v 14 19 15.0 +7 1 16 NGC A. Marth GX 14.2 0.7′ × 0.5′ PGC 51160 Jun 14 diff.; a * midway 5564 = NGC (1864) bet. them. 5554 S1–34 1884 14 14 31 +7 32 34 S; vvF; R; v 14 20 13 +7 0 51 NGC 5565 L. Swift Missing* Jun 14 diff. S1–35 1884 14 15 30 +6 44 5 vS; lE; vF; 14 20 59.4 +6 12 10 NGC A.
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    ASTROPHYSICS IN 2006 Virginia Trimble1, Markus J. Aschwanden2, and Carl J. Hansen3 1 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-4575, Las Cumbres Observatory, Santa Barbara, CA: ([email protected]) 2 Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center, Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory, Organization ADBS, Building 252, 3251 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304: ([email protected]) 3 JILA, Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder CO 80309: ([email protected]) Received ... : accepted ... Abstract. The fastest pulsar and the slowest nova; the oldest galaxies and the youngest stars; the weirdest life forms and the commonest dwarfs; the highest energy particles and the lowest energy photons. These were some of the extremes of Astrophysics 2006. We attempt also to bring you updates on things of which there is currently only one (habitable planets, the Sun, and the universe) and others of which there are always many, like meteors and molecules, black holes and binaries. Keywords: cosmology: general, galaxies: general, ISM: general, stars: general, Sun: gen- eral, planets and satellites: general, astrobiology CONTENTS 1. Introduction 6 1.1 Up 6 1.2 Down 9 1.3 Around 10 2. Solar Physics 12 2.1 The solar interior 12 2.1.1 From neutrinos to neutralinos 12 2.1.2 Global helioseismology 12 2.1.3 Local helioseismology 12 2.1.4 Tachocline structure 13 arXiv:0705.1730v1 [astro-ph] 11 May 2007 2.1.5 Dynamo models 14 2.2 Photosphere 15 2.2.1 Solar radius and rotation 15 2.2.2 Distribution of magnetic fields 15 2.2.3 Magnetic flux emergence rate 15 2.2.4 Photospheric motion of magnetic fields 16 2.2.5 Faculae production 16 2.2.6 The photospheric boundary of magnetic fields 17 2.2.7 Flare prediction from photospheric fields 17 c 2008 Springer Science + Business Media.