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  • Welsh, Barry Y; Wheatley, Jonathan M; Heafield, Kenneth; Seibert, Mark; Browne, Stanley E; Salim, Samir; Rich, R Michael; Barlow, Tom A; Bianchi, Luciana; Yong-Ik Byun; Donas, Jose; Forster, Karl; Friedman, Peter G; Heckman, Timothy M; Jelinsky, Patrick N; Young-Wook, Lee; Madore, Barry F; Malina, Roger F; Martin, D Christopher; Milliard, Bruno; Morrissey, Patrick; Neff, Susan G; Schiminovich, David; Siegmund, Oswald H W; Small, Todd; Szalay, Alex S; Wyder, Ted K

    arXiv.org, 04/2005
    Paper

    We present Version 1.0 of the NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) ultraviolet variability catalog (GUVV) that contains information on 84 time-variable and transient sources gained with simultaneous near and far ultraviolet photometric observations. These time-variable sources were serendipitously revealed in the various 1.2 degree star fields currently being surveyed by the GALEX satellite in two ultraviolet bands (NUV 1750-2750A, FUV 1350-1750A) with limiting AB magnitudes of 23-25. The largest-amplitude variable objects presently detected by GALEX are M-dwarf flare stars, which can brighten by 5-10 mag in both the NUV and FUV bands during short duration (< 500s) outbursts. Other types of large-amplitude ultraviolet variable objects include ab-type RR Lyrae stars, which can vary periodically by 2-5mag in the GALEX FUV band. This first GUVV catalog lists galactic positions and possible source identifications in order to provide the astronomical community with a list of time-variable objects that can now be repeatedly observed at other wavelengths. We expect the total number of time-variable source detections to increase as the GALEX mission progresses, such that later version numbers of the GUVV catalog will contain substantially more variable sources.