An infrared study of galactic OH/IR stars. I. An optical/near-IR atlas of the Arecibo sample

Details An infrared study of galactic OH/IR stars. I. An optical/near-IR atlas of the Arecibo sample An infrared study of galactic OH/IR stars. I. An optical/near-IR atlas of the Arecibo sample

2004-11-08

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0411194v3

A&A 431, 779-791 (2005)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

28 pages, 9 figures, for associated finding charts see: http://www.edpsciences.org/articles/aa/full/2005/08/aa1709/FINDING_CHA

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20041709

In this paper we present optical and near-infrared finding charts, accurate astrometry (~1") and single-epoch near-infrared photometry for 371 IRAS sources, 96% of those included in the so-called Arecibo sample of OH/IR stars (Eder et al. 1988; Lewis et al. 1990a; Chengalur et al. 1993). The main photometric properties of the stars in the sample are presented and discussed as well as the problems found during the process of identification of the optical/near-infrared counterparts. In addition, we also identify suitable reference stars in each field to be used for differential photometry purposes in the future. We find that 39% of the sources (144 in number) have no optical counterpart, 8 of them being invisible even at near infrared wavelengths. The relative distribution of sources with and without optical counterpart in the IRAS two-colour diagram and their characteristic near infrared colours are interpreted as the consequence of the increasing thickness of their circumstellar shells. Among the objects not detected at near infrared wavelengths four non-variable sources are proposed to be heavily obscured post-AGB stars which have just very recently left the AGB. Eight additional objects with unusually bright and/or blue near-infrared colours are identified as candidate post-AGB stars and/or proto-planetary nebulae.

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