A Catalog of 73 B-Type Stars and Their Brightness Variation from K2 Campaign 13–18
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Sample Selection and Data Collection
2.1. Sample Selection
2.2. Kepler/K2 Photometric Observations
2.3. Gaia Data
2.4. Spectroscopic Observations
3. Light Curves and Frequency Analysis
4. Data Reduction and Spectral Analysis
4.1. Data Reduction
4.2. Determination of Atmospheric Parameters
4.3. Projected Rotational Velocity Determination via FWHM
4.4. Uncertainty Estimation
4.5. Evolution Tracks
5. B-Type Stars Variability
5.1. SPB Stars
5.2. Cephei/SPB Hybrid Stars
5.3. SLF Stars
5.4. Maia Variables or Fast-Rotating Pulsating B
5.5. Binary and Rotation Modulation Stars
6. Results
7. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. List of Targets
Camp. | EPIC ID | Simbad ID | RA (J2000) | DEC (J2000) | Mag V | Spec. Type (Simbad) |
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13 | 210650598 | HD 28436 | 04:29:48 | +17:40:39 | 7.8 | B7V |
13 | 210671425 | HD 285777 | 04:25:25 | +17:57:45 | 10.5 | B8 |
13 | 210737173 | HD 27877 | 04:24:42 | +18:54:47 | 7.4 | B8V |
13 | 210853356 | HD 28304 | 04:28:42 | +20:40:38 | 7.7 | B8 |
13 | 210873575 | HD 27742 | 04:23:32 | +20:58:55 | 6.0 | B8IV-V |
13 | 246698204 | HD 31747 | 04:58:57 | +14:32:58 | 7.6 | B6V |
13 | 246704649 | HD 286109 | 04:51:29 | +14:37:53 | 11.0 | B9 |
13 | 246788829 | HD 31708 | 04:58:31 | +15:37:11 | 8.9 | B9 |
13 | 246820783 | HD 28868 | 04:33:25 | +15:57:39 | 9.1 | B8 |
13 | 246968117 | HD 286146 | 04:54:04 | +17:24:49 | 10.5 | B9 |
13 | 246970807 | HD 33402 | 05:10:39 | +17:26:24 | 7.9 | B8 |
13 | 246988320 | HD 286141 | 04:55:36 | +17:36:35 | 10.5 | B9 |
13 | 247031423 | HD 28867 | 04:33:32 | +18:01:00 | 7.0 | B9IVn |
13 | 247131891 | HD 286010 | 04:44:30 | +18:58:26 | 10.2 | B8 |
13 | 247146962 | BD+18 708 | 04:45:42 | +19:07:07 | 10.4 | B8 |
13 | 247147343 | HD 285995 | 04:46:00 | +19:07:18 | 9.6 | B9 |
13 | 247147476 | BD+18 701 | 04:45:15 | +19:07:23 | 9.9 | B8 |
13 | 247148453 | HD 285993 | 04:45:14 | +19:07:57 | 11.6 | B5 |
13 | 247153152 | HD 285996 | 04:45:58 | +19:10:39 | 9.3 | B9 |
13 | 247160983 | HD 284732 | 04:44:29 | +19:15:06 | 9.8 | B8 |
13 | 247164195 | HD 284841 | 04:45:48 | +19:16:56 | 9.3 | B9II |
13 | 247169375 | HD 285097 | 04:56:54 | +19:9:51 | 10.9 | B |
13 | 247192878 | HD 284828 | 04:49:37 | +19:33:24 | 10.0 | B5 |
13 | 247211157 | HD 284634 | 04:37:12 | +19:43:50 | 10.2 | B9 |
13 | 247234723 | HD 34133 | 05:15:50 | +19:57:14 | 8.1 | B8 |
13 | 247264203 | HD 284914 | 04:55:08 | +20:13:37 | 10.6 | B8 |
13 | 247273628 | HD 285065 | 04:55:56 | +20:18:46 | 10.8 | B9 |
13 | 247278704 | HD 284820 | 04:48:45 | +20:21:34 | 10.1 | B9 |
13 | 247430338 | HD 32481 | 05:04:22 | +21:38:36 | 8.0 | B3V |
13 | 247457814 | HD 285174 | 05:03:58 | +21:51:51 | 10.9 | B9 |
13 | 247495377 | HD 284993 | 04:57:12 | +22:09:34 | 10.3 | B9 |
13 | 247551785 | HD 31856 | 05:00:09 | +22:35:33 | 8.7 | B9 |
13 | 247554799 | HD 31916 | 05:00:33 | +22:36:56 | 9.1 | B8 |
13 | 247559520 | HD 29450 | 04:39:13 | +22:39:08 | 8.6 | B9 |
13 | 247612547 | V* V1154 Tau | 05:05:37 | +23:03:39 | 6.8 | B5 |
13 | 247682580 | HD 284941 | 04:58:41 | +23:35:06 | 11.4 | B9 |
13 | 247688426 | HD 30122 | 04:45:42 | +23:37:40 | 6.3 | B5III |
13 | 247692420 | BD+23 817 | 05:03:31 | +23:39:25 | 10.6 | B9 |
13 | 247695418 | HD 285127 | 05:03:32 | +23:40:46 | 9.7 | B9 |
13 | 247696147 | HD 285124 | 05:03:57 | +23:41:06 | 11.0 | B9 |
13 | 247698073 | HD 284937 | 05:01:44 | +23:41:56 | 9.6 | B9 |
13 | 247705729 | HD 285118 | 05:04:55 | +23:45:11 | 10.7 | B9 |
13 | 247709560 | HD 284935 | 05:01:27 | +23:46:49 | 9.1 | B9 |
13 | 247714018 | HD 285117 | 05:04:45 | +23:48:43 | 10.4 | B9 |
13 | 247714396 | HD 285109 | 05:03:23 | +23:48:53 | 10.6 | B9 |
13 | 247742016 | HD 31353 | 04:56:07 | +24:00:16 | 8.2 | B8 |
13 | 247757517 | HD 284119 | 05:03:38 | +24:06:55 | 10.2 | B9 |
13 | 247759652 | HD 284045 | 05:00:14 | +24:07:48 | 10.6 | B9 |
13 | 247774959 | GSC 01829-00022 | 04:33:53 | +24:14:08 | 12.5 | B8 |
13 | 247786632 | HD 32247 | 05:02:45 | +24:19:00 | 8.6 | B9 |
13 | 247806245 | GSC 01833-01018 | 04:35:32 | +24:27:06 | 13.0 | B8 |
13 | 247889905 | HD 284091 | 05:02:30 | +25:01:24 | 11.1 | B9 |
13 | 247895553 | GSC 01849-00811 | 05:02:27 | +25:03:43 | 13.5 | B9 |
13 | 247935687 | GSC 01834-00273 | 04:39:39 | +25:20:34 | ∼ | B9 |
13 | 248064520 | HD 284006 | 04:58:07 | +26:17:54 | 9.8 | B9 |
13 | 248150769 | HD 283800 | 04:43:27 | +27:01:37 | 9.8 | B8 |
13 | 248227339 | HD 283845 | 04:47:52 | +27:44:40 | 9.6 | B9 |
15 | 204525956 | HD 143567 | 16:01:55 | +21:58:49 | 7.2 | B9 V |
15 | 204848812 | HD 141774 | 15:51:30 | −20:35:14 | 7.7 | B9 V |
15 | 249135451 | HD 139094 | 15:37:07 | −26:29:33 | 7.4 | B8 IV/V |
15 | 249481830 | HD 138343 | 15:32:10 | −21:58:01 | 7.2 | B9 V |
15 | 249661590 | HD 139486 | 15:39:00 | −19:43:57 | 7.6 | B9 V |
15 | 249811956 | V* HQ Lib | 15:38:55 | −17:44:35 | 10.7 | B7 |
15 | 249919216 | HD 134796 | 15:12:21 | −16:24:40 | 7.4 | B9 V |
15 | 250131922 | EC 15327-1341 | 15:35:30 | −13:51:51 | 11.0 | B6 |
17 | 212431975 | EC 13318-1356 | 13:34:28 | −14:11:45 | 12.7 | B4 |
17 | 212450527 | EC 13211-1331 | 13:23:46 | −13:47:26 | 12.7 | B7 |
17 | 212744655 | TYC 4973-1471-1 | 13:46:47 | −07:07:32 | 11.8 | B |
17 | 251547357 | HD 120086 | 13:47:19 | −02:26:37 | 7.8 | B2 IV |
18 | 211404031 | HD 73046 | 08:36:31 | +11:42:13 | 8.1 | B9 |
18 | 211712203 | HD 68903 | 08:14:59 | +16:04:43 | 7.3 | B8 |
18 | 211941698 | HD 75750 | 08:52:20 | +19 21 03 | 8.5 | B5 |
18 | 211996306 | HD 71052 | 08:25:59 | +20:11:36 | 8.5 | B9 |
Appendix B. Table with the Variability Classification
Camp. | EPIC | Class | Ntot | Amax | Spectral | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(d−1) | (ppm) | Type | |||||
13 | 210650598 | SPB | 8 | 2.32 | 399 | B9IV-V † | Instr.? |
13 | 210671425 | AP | – | – | – | B8IV † | – |
13 | 210737173 | SPB/SLF | 8 | 3.97 | – | B9IV-V † | Instr.? |
13 | 210853356 | SPB | 23 | 1.06 | 855 | B9V † | – |
13 | 210873575 | MAIA | 13 | 1.17 | 25 | B7IV † | – |
13 | 246698204 | EBIN | – | – | – | B6V | – |
13 | 246704649 | SPB/SLF | 23 | 0.14 | – | B9 | – |
13 | 246788829 | ROT/BIN | – | – | – | B9 | – |
13 | 246820783 | ROT/BIN | – | – | – | B8 | – |
13 | 246968117 | SPB? | 15 | 0.29 | 3.45 | B9 | – |
13 | 246970807 | ROT/BIN | – | – | – | B6IV-V † | – |
13 | 246988320 | AP | – | – | – | B9 | – |
13 | 247031423 | SPB/BIN | 45 | – | – | B9 IV | – |
13 | 247131891 | SPB | 24 | 2.01 | 174 | B8 | – |
13 | 247146962 | AP | – | – | – | B8 | – |
13 | 247147343 | ROT/BIN | – | – | – | B9 | – |
13 | 247147476 | SPB/SLF? | 15 | – | – | B8 | – |
13 | 247148453 | SPB/SLF | 11 | 2.78 | – | B5 | – |
13 | 247153152 | SPB/SLF | 20 | 1.35 | 68 | B9 | – |
13 | 247160983 | SPB/SLF | 19 | 1.90 | – | B8 | – |
13 | 247164195 | SPB/SLF | 18 | 1.20 | – | B9II | – |
13 | 247169375 | ROT/BIN | – | – | – | B | Spots |
13 | 247192878 | ROT/BIN | – | – | – | B5 | – |
13 | 247211157 | MAIA/SLF | 24 | 0.12 | – | B9-A0V † | – |
13 | 247234723 | SPB/SLF | 61 | 3.50 | – | B3V † | – |
13 | 247264203 | SPB/SLF | 54 | 0.90 | – | B8 | – |
13 | 247273628 | MAIA | 96 | 2.00 | – | B9 | – |
13 | 247278704 | ROT/BIN | – | – | – | B9 | – |
13 | 247430338 | SPB/BIN? | 86 | – | – | B3V | – |
13 | 247457814 | ROT/BIN | – | – | – | B9 | – |
13 | 247495377 | ROT/BIN | – | 1.73 | 4630 | B5V † | – |
13 | 247551785 | ROT/BIN | – | – | – | B9 | – |
13 | 247554799 | MAIA | 130 | – | – | B8 | – |
13 | 247559520 | ROT/BIN | – | – | – | B9 | – |
13 | 247612547 | EBIN | – | – | – | B5V † | – |
13 | 247682580 | MAIA/SLF | 14 | – | – | B9V † | – |
13 | 247688426 | ROT/BIN | – | – | – | B5III | – |
13 | 247692420 | AP | – | – | – | B9 | – |
13 | 247695418 | ROT/BIN | – | – | – | B8IV † | – |
13 | 247696147 | MAIA/SLF | 16 | – | – | B9V † | – |
13 | 247698073 | ROT/BIN | – | – | – | B9 | – |
13 | 247705729 | SPB/SLF | 13 | 2.14 | 105 | B9 | – |
13 | 247709560 | ROT/BIN/SLF | – | – | – | B9 | – |
13 | 247714018 | ROT/BIN/SLF | – | – | – | B9 | – |
13 | 247714396 | SPB | 9 | 2.22 | 33 | B9 | – |
13 | 247742016 | SPB/SLF | 20 | 1.40 | – | B8 | – |
13 | 247757517 | SPB | 11 | 2.00 | 62 | B9V † | – |
13 | 247759652 | ROT/BIN | – | – | – | B9V † | – |
13 | 247774959 | ROT/BIN | – | – | – | B9II-III † | Spots |
13 | 247786632 | MAIA | 23 | – | – | B9 | – |
13 | 247806245 | MAIA | 131 | – | – | B8 | – |
13 | 247889905 | SPB | 14 | 1.98 | 48 | B9 | – |
13 | 247895553 | MAIA | 82 | – | – | B9 | – |
13 | 247935687 | SLF | 7 | 0.25 | 22 | B9 | – |
13 | 248064520 | SPB | 57 | 2.33 | 4140 | B9 | – |
13 | 248150769 | SPB | 65 | 0.98 | 964 | B8 | – |
13 | 248227339 | SPB/SLF | 77 | 0.42 | 1104 | B9 | – |
15 | 204525956 | AP | – | – | – | B9 V † | – |
15 | 204848812 | SPB | 3 | 1.16 | 24 | B9 V † | |
15 | 249135451 | SPB | 30 | 0.68 | 50,400 | B6 V † | – |
15 | 249481830 | ROT/BIN | – | – | – | B9 V | – |
15 | 249661590 | AP | – | – | – | A0 V † | – |
15 | 249811956 | EBIN | – | – | – | B7 V † | – |
15 | 249919216 | AP | – | – | – | B9 V † | – |
15 | 250131922 | SPB | 29 | 0.33 | 576 | B5 V † | – |
17 | 212431975 | SPB | 23 | 1.78 | 986 | B4 | – |
17 | 212450527 | SPB | 19 | 0.73 | 90 | B7 | – |
17 | 212744655 | SPB | 48 | 0.82 | 1280 | B5 V † | – |
17 | 251547357 | HYB | 17 | 3.69 | 199 | B2 V † | – |
18 | 211404031 | AP | – | – | – | B9 V † | – |
18 | 211712203 | SLF | 4 | 0.23 | 857 | B9 V † | – |
18 | 211941698 | SPB/SLF | 10 | 1.03 | 11,300 | B5 III † | – |
18 | 211996306 | SPB | 2 | 0.63 | 1850 | B9 III † | – |
Appendix C. Examples of Monte Carlo Distributions of Atmospheric Parameters
Appendix D. Light Curves and Frequency Spectra
Appendix D.1. SPB
Appendix D.2. MAIA
Appendix D.3. AP
Appendix D.4. SLF
Appendix D.5. HYB
Appendix D.6. ROT/BIN and EBIN
Appendix E. Spectroscopic Data and Spectral Model Adjustment
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Variability Class | Campaign 11 | Campaigns 13–18 | Total |
---|---|---|---|
SPB | 39 | 31 | 70 |
ROT/BIN | 53 | 19 | 72 |
SLF | 13 | 2 | 15 |
MAIA | 5 | 9 | 14 |
EBIN | 9 | 3 | 12 |
HYB | 3 | 1 | 4 |
AP (Aperiodic) | – | 8 | 8 |
Total | 122 | 73 | 195 |
Camp. | SIMBAD ID | EPIC | (K) | (dex) | (km s−1) | Class | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | HD 28436 | 210650598 | 11,300 | SPB | |||||
HD 285777 | 210671425 | 10,500 | AP | ||||||
HD 27877 | 210737173 | 11,600 | SPB/SLF | ||||||
HD 28304 | 210853356 | 13,500 | SPB | ||||||
HD 27742 | 210873575 | 13,100 | MAIA | ||||||
HD 31747 | 246698204 | 13,400 | EBIN | ||||||
HD 33402 | 246970807 | 14,400 | ROT/BIN | ||||||
HD 28867 | 247031423 | 10,900 | SPB/BIN | ||||||
HD 284634 | 247211157 | MAIA/SLF | |||||||
HD 34133 | 247234723 | 17,800 | SPB/SLF | ||||||
HD 32481 | 247430338 | 16,900 | SPB/BIN | ||||||
HD 284993 | 247495377 | 15,000 | ROT/BIN | ||||||
HD 32641 | 247612547 | 13,900 | EBIN | ||||||
HD 284941 | 247682580 | 10,500 | MAIA/SLF | ||||||
HD 30122 | 247688426 | 13,900 | ROT/BIN | ||||||
HD 285127 | 247695418 | 11,900 | ROT/BIN | ||||||
HD 285124 | 247696147 | 11,300 | MAIA/SLF | ||||||
HD 284119 | 247757517 | 11,000 | SPB | ||||||
HD 284045 | 247759652 | ROT/BIN | |||||||
GSC 01829-00022 | 247774959 | 10,500 | ROT/BIN | ||||||
15 | HD 143567 | 204525956 | 10,700 | AP | |||||
HD 141774 | 204848812 | 11,100 | SPB | ||||||
HD 139094 | 249135451 | 13,400 | SPB | ||||||
HD 138343 | 249481830 | 11,300 | ROT/BIN | ||||||
HD 139486 | 249661590 | AP | |||||||
V* HQ Lib | 249811956 | 13,700 | EBIN | ||||||
HD 134796 | 249919216 | 10,600 | AP | ||||||
BD-13 4202 | 250131922 | 14,600 | SPB | ||||||
17 | EC 15103-1557 | 212744655 | 15,800 | SPB | |||||
HD 118246 | 251547357 | 20,600 | HYB | ||||||
18 | HD 120086 | 211404031 | 11,410 | AP | |||||
HD 73046 | 211712203 | 11,700 | SLF | ||||||
HD 75750 | 211941698 | 15,100 | SPB/SLF | ||||||
HD 71052 | 211996306 | 11,500 | SPB |
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Silva, B.V.H.V.d.; Eidam, J.M.; Pereira, A.W.; Rabello-Soares, M.C.; Janot-Pacheco, E.; Andrade, L.; Emilio, M. A Catalog of 73 B-Type Stars and Their Brightness Variation from K2 Campaign 13–18. Universe 2025, 11, 301. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe11090301
Silva BVHVd, Eidam JM, Pereira AW, Rabello-Soares MC, Janot-Pacheco E, Andrade L, Emilio M. A Catalog of 73 B-Type Stars and Their Brightness Variation from K2 Campaign 13–18. Universe. 2025; 11(9):301. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe11090301
Chicago/Turabian StyleSilva, Bergerson V. H. V. da, Jéssica M. Eidam, Alan W. Pereira, M. Cristina Rabello-Soares, Eduardo Janot-Pacheco, Laerte Andrade, and Marcelo Emilio. 2025. "A Catalog of 73 B-Type Stars and Their Brightness Variation from K2 Campaign 13–18" Universe 11, no. 9: 301. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe11090301
APA StyleSilva, B. V. H. V. d., Eidam, J. M., Pereira, A. W., Rabello-Soares, M. C., Janot-Pacheco, E., Andrade, L., & Emilio, M. (2025). A Catalog of 73 B-Type Stars and Their Brightness Variation from K2 Campaign 13–18. Universe, 11(9), 301. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe11090301