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Serendipitous VLBI detection of rapid, large-amplitude, intraday variability in QSO 1156+295 p. L33

T. Savolainen and Y. Y. Kovalev

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810423

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AGILE detection of variable γ-ray activity from the blazar S5 0716+714 in September–October 2007 p. L37

A. W. Chen, F. D'Ammando, M. Villata, C. M. Raiteri, M. Tavani, V. Vittorini, A. Bulgarelli, I. Donnarumma, A. Ferrari, A. Giuliani et al. (58 more)

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810553

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Evolution of the quasi-periodic oscillation frequency in GRO J1655-40 – Implications for accretion disk dynamics p. L41

S. K. Chakrabarti, D. Debnath, A. Nandi and P. S. Pal

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810136

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The moderate magnetic field of the flare star Proxima Centauri p. L45

A. Reiners and G. Basri

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810491

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Hinode EUV spectroscopic observations of coronal oscillations p. L49

R. Erdélyi and Y. Taroyan

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810263

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Lithium depletion and the rotational history of exoplanet host stars p. L53

J. Bouvier

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810574

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Chromospheric magnetic field and density structure measurements using hard X-rays in a flaring coronal loop p. L57

E. P. Kontar, I. G. Hannah and A. L. MacKinnon

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810719

Astrophysical processes

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The impact of type Ia supernovae on main sequence binary companions p. 943

R. Pakmor, F. K. Röpke, A. Weiss and W. Hillebrandt

Published online: 23 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810456

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A shallow-water theory for annular sections of Keplerian disks p. 953

O. M. Umurhan

Published online: 28 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809504

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Gravitational excitation of high frequency QPOs p. 963

Z. Stuchlík, S. Konar, J. C. Miller and S. Hledík

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20077061

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

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Intra cluster medium properties and AGN distribution in high-z RCS clusters p. 967

A. Bignamini, P. Tozzi, S. Borgani, S. Ettori and P. Rosati

Published online: 01 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809437

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HAWK-I imaging of the X-ray luminous galaxy cluster XMMU J2235.3-2557 - The red sequence at z = 1.39 p. 981

C. Lidman, P. Rosati, M. Tanaka, V. Strazzullo, R. Demarco, C. Mullis, N. Ageorges, M. Kissler-Patig, M. G. Petr-Gotzens and F. Selman

Published online: 08 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810528

Extragalactic astronomy

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Recent star formation in nearby 3CR radio-galaxies from UV HST observations p. 989

R. D. Baldi and A. Capetti

Published online: 18 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078745

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Bulges of disk galaxies at intermediate redshifts - II. Nuclear, disk, and global colors in the Groth Strip p. 1003

Lilian Domínguez-Palmero and Marc Balcells

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809407

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The origin of the -M_B and Kormendy relations in dwarf elliptical galaxies p. 1015

A. Boselli, S. Boissier, L. Cortese and G. Gavazzi

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809546

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Compact stellar systems in the Fornax cluster: a UV perspective p. 1023

S. Mieske, M. Hilker, D. J. Bomans, S.-C. Rey, S. Kim, S.-J. Yoon and C. Chung

Published online: 18 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810166

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XMM-Newton observations of the diffuse X-ray emission in the starburst galaxy NGC 253 p. 1029

M. Bauer, W. Pietsch, G. Trinchieri, D. Breitschwerdt, M. Ehle, M. J. Freyberg and A. M. Read

Published online: 23 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078935

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Swift observations of IBL and LBL objects p. 1047

F. Massaro, P. Giommi, G. Tosti, A. Cassetti, R. Nesci, M. Perri, D. Burrows and N. Gerehls

Published online: 18 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809824

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Periodic orbits in the logarithmic potential p. 1055

G. Pucacco, D. Boccaletti and C. Belmonte

Published online: 08 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810023

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Spectroscopy of globular clusters in the low-luminosity spiral galaxy NGC 45 p. 1065

M. D. Mora, S. S. Larsen and M. Kissler-Patig

Published online: 08 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810084

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Prospects for detection of very high-energy emission from GRB in the context of the external shock model p. 1073

A. Galli and L. Piro

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810218

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

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On the Fundamental Plane of the Galactic globular cluster system p. 1079

M. Pasquato and G. Bertin

Published online: 30 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809462

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Young star clusters in interacting galaxies – NGC 1487 and NGC 4038/4039 p. 1091

S. Mengel, M. D. Lehnert, N. A. Thatte, W. D. Vacca, B. Whitmore and R. Chandar

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809649

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A general method of estimating stellar astrophysical parameters from photometry p. 1107

A. N. Belikov and S. Röser

Published online: 08 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079286

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Properties of the Galactic population of cataclysmic variables in hard X-rays p. 1121

M. Revnivtsev, S. Sazonov, R. Krivonos, H. Ritter and R. Sunyaev

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810213

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Investigating the borderline between a young star cluster and a small stellar association: a test case with Bochum 1 p. 1129

E. Bica, C. Bonatto and C. M. Dutra

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810236

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

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Line ratios from shocked cloudlets in planetary nebulae p. 1141

A. C. Raga, A. Riera, G. Mellema, A. Esquivel and P. F. Velázquez

Published online: 08 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079157

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Spatially resolving the hot CO around the young Be star 51 Ophiuchi p. 1151

E. Tatulli, F. Malbet, F. Ménard, C. Gil, L. Testi, A. Natta, S. Kraus, P. Stee and S. Robbe-Dubois

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809627

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The origin of hydrogen line emission for five Herbig Ae/Be stars spatially resolved by VLTI/AMBER spectro-interferometry p. 1157

S. Kraus, K.-H. Hofmann, M. Benisty, J.-P. Berger, O. Chesneau, A. Isella, F. Malbet, A. Meilland, N. Nardetto, A. Natta et al. (7 more)

Published online: 09 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809946

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Detection of 6.7 GHz methanol absorption towards hot corinos p. 1175

J. D. Pandian, S. Leurini, K. M. Menten, A. Belloche and P. F. Goldsmith

Published online: 18 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810556

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Dehydrogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and UV bump p. 1183

G. Malloci, G. Mulas, C. Cecchi-Pestellini and C. Joblin

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810177

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A mid-infrared study of H II regions in the Magellanic Clouds: N88 A and N160 A p. 1189

N. L. Martín-Hernández, E. Peeters and A. G. G. M. Tielens

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810341

Stellar structure and evolution

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Stellar evolution and variability in the pre-ZAHB phase p. 1201

V. Silva Aguirre, M. Catelan, A. Weiss and A. A. R. Valcarce

Published online: 23 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810047

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In search of RR Lyrae type stars in eclipsing binary systems - OGLE052218.07-692827.4: an optical blend p. 1209

A. Prša, E. F. Guinan, E. J. Devinney and S. G. Engle

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810486

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The γ Doradus CoRoT target HD 49434 - I. Results from the ground-based campaign p. 1213

K. Uytterhoeven, P. Mathias, E. Poretti, M. Rainer, S. Martín-Ruiz, E. Rodríguez, P. J. Amado, D. Le Contel, S. Jankov, E. Niemczura et al. (15 more)

Published online: 08 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809992

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The temporal changes of the pulsational periods of the pre-white dwarf PG 1159-035 p. 1225

J. E. S. Costa and S. O. Kepler

Published online: 18 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079118

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The unusual pre-main-sequence star V718 Persei (HMW 15) - Photometry and spectroscopy across the eclipse p. 1233

V. Grinin, H. C. Stempels, G. F. Gahm, S. Sergeev, A. Arkharov, O. Barsunova and L. Tambovtseva

Published online: 18 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810349

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The 2007 outburst of the X-ray binary XTE J1856+053 p. 1239

G. Sala, J. Greiner, M. Ajello and N. Primak

Published online: 18 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809875

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Two new intermediate polars with a soft X-ray component p. 1243

G. Anzolin, D. de Martino, J.-M. Bonnet-Bidaud, M. Mouchet, B. T. Gänsicke, G. Matt and K. Mukai

Published online: 08 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810402

Stellar atmospheres

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High-resolution spectroscopy for Cepheids distance determination - III. A relation between γ-velocities and γ-asymmetries p. 1255

N. Nardetto, A. Stoekl, D. Bersier and T. G. Barnes

Published online: 16 April 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809587

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High-resolution spectroscopy for Cepheids distance determination - IV. Time series of H line profiles p. 1263

N. Nardetto, J. H. Groh, S. Kraus, F. Millour and D. Gillet

Published online: 06 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809589

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Cool luminous stars: the hybrid nature of their infrared spectra p. 1271

T. Tsuji

Published online: 23 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809869

The Sun

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Mixing of shear Alfven wave packets p. 1291

N. Bian and D. Tsiklauri

Published online: 28 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078717

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Radiance and Doppler shift distributions across the network of the quiet Sun p. 1297

H. Tian, C.-Y. Tu, L.-D. Xia and J.-S. He

Published online: 08 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809923

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Identification of different types of kink modes in coronal loops: principles and application to TRACE results p. 1307

T. J. Wang, S. K. Solanki and M. Selwa

Published online: 08 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810230

Planets and planetary systems

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Numerical simulation of the viscous interaction of the solar wind with the magnetic polar regions of Venus p. 1319

M. Reyes-Ruiz, E. Díaz-Méndez and H. Pérez-de-Tejada

Published online: 18 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079265

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The instability transition for the restricted 3-body problem - I. Theoretical approach p. 1329

J. Eberle, M. Cuntz and Z. E. Musielak

Published online: 08 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809758

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Photometry and polarimetry of the nucleus of comet 2P/Encke p. 1337

H. Boehnhardt, G. P. Tozzi, S. Bagnulo, K. Muinonen, A. Nathues and L. Kolokolova

Published online: 08 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809922

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Exoplanet characterization with long slit spectroscopy p. 1345

A. Vigan, M. Langlois, C. Moutou and K. Dohlen

Published online: 18 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810090

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Quasi-Hilda comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu - Another long temporary satellite capture by Jupiter p. 1355

K. Ohtsuka, T. Ito, M. Yoshikawa, D. J. Asher and H. Arakida

Published online: 18 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810321

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

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On the integrability of stellar motion in an accelerated logarithmic potential p. 1363

F. Namouni, M. Guzzo and E. Lega

Published online: 18 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810102

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

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Atomic data from the IRON project - LXVI. Electron impact excitation of Fe¹⁸⁺ p. 1369

K. Butler and N. R. Badnell

Published online: 17 July 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810197

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Energy levels, radiative rates, and electron impact excitation rates for transitions in O VII p. 1377

K. M. Aggarwal and F. P. Keenan

Published online: 18 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810531

Astronomical instrumentation

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Precise wavefront correction with an unbalanced nulling interferometer for exo-planet imaging coronagraphs p. 1389

J. Nishikawa, L. Abe, N. Murakami and T. Kotani

Published online: 25 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20065648

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Milliarcsecond angular resolution of reddened stellar sources in the vicinity of the Galactic center p. 1399

A. Richichi, O. Fors, E. Mason, J. Stegmeier and T. Chandrasekhar

Published online: 01 August 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810304

Catalogs and data

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A detailed study of the L1641N star formation region p. 1409

M. Gålfalk and G. Olofsson

Published online: 22 May 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079176

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Milliarcsecond angular resolution of reddened stellar sources in the vicinity of the Galactic center - II. Additional observations p. 1441

A. Richichi, O. Fors and E. Mason

Published online: 11 September 2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200810415

Astronomy & Astrophysics

Volume 489 / No 3 (October III 2008)

Letters

Serendipitous VLBI detection of rapid, large-amplitude, intraday variability in QSO 1156+295 p. L33

AGILE detection of variable γ-ray activity from the blazar S5 0716+714 in September–October 2007 p. L37

Evolution of the quasi-periodic oscillation frequency in GRO J1655-40 – Implications for accretion disk dynamics p. L41

The moderate magnetic field of the flare star Proxima Centauri p. L45

Hinode EUV spectroscopic observations of coronal oscillations p. L49

Lithium depletion and the rotational history of exoplanet host stars p. L53

Chromospheric magnetic field and density structure measurements using hard X-rays in a flaring coronal loop p. L57

Astrophysical processes

The impact of type Ia supernovae on main sequence binary companions p. 943

A shallow-water theory for annular sections of Keplerian disks p. 953

Gravitational excitation of high frequency QPOs p. 963

Cosmology (including clusters of galaxies)

Intra cluster medium properties and AGN distribution in high-z RCS clusters p. 967

HAWK-I imaging of the X-ray luminous galaxy cluster XMMU J2235.3-2557 - The red sequence at z = 1.39 p. 981

Extragalactic astronomy

Recent star formation in nearby 3CR radio-galaxies from UV HST observations p. 989

Bulges of disk galaxies at intermediate redshifts - II. Nuclear, disk, and global colors in the Groth Strip p. 1003

The origin of the -MB and Kormendy relations in dwarf elliptical galaxies p. 1015

Compact stellar systems in the Fornax cluster: a UV perspective p. 1023

XMM-Newton observations of the diffuse X-ray emission in the starburst galaxy NGC 253 p. 1029

Swift observations of IBL and LBL objects p. 1047

Periodic orbits in the logarithmic potential p. 1055

Spectroscopy of globular clusters in the low-luminosity spiral galaxy NGC 45 p. 1065

Prospects for detection of very high-energy emission from GRB in the context of the external shock model p. 1073

Galactic structure, stellar clusters, and populations

On the Fundamental Plane of the Galactic globular cluster system p. 1079

Young star clusters in interacting galaxies – NGC 1487 and NGC 4038/4039 p. 1091

A general method of estimating stellar astrophysical parameters from photometry p. 1107

Properties of the Galactic population of cataclysmic variables in hard X-rays p. 1121

Investigating the borderline between a young star cluster and a small stellar association: a test case with Bochum 1 p. 1129

Interstellar and circumstellar matter

Line ratios from shocked cloudlets in planetary nebulae p. 1141

Spatially resolving the hot CO around the young Be star 51 Ophiuchi p. 1151

The origin of hydrogen line emission for five Herbig Ae/Be stars spatially resolved by VLTI/AMBER spectro-interferometry p. 1157

Detection of 6.7 GHz methanol absorption towards hot corinos p. 1175

Dehydrogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and UV bump p. 1183

A mid-infrared study of H II regions in the Magellanic Clouds: N88 A and N160 A p. 1189

Stellar structure and evolution

Stellar evolution and variability in the pre-ZAHB phase p. 1201

In search of RR Lyrae type stars in eclipsing binary systems - OGLE052218.07-692827.4: an optical blend p. 1209

The γ Doradus CoRoT target HD 49434 - I. Results from the ground-based campaign p. 1213

The temporal changes of the pulsational periods of the pre-white dwarf PG 1159-035 p. 1225

The unusual pre-main-sequence star V718 Persei (HMW 15) - Photometry and spectroscopy across the eclipse p. 1233

The 2007 outburst of the X-ray binary XTE J1856+053 p. 1239

Two new intermediate polars with a soft X-ray component p. 1243

Stellar atmospheres

High-resolution spectroscopy for Cepheids distance determination - III. A relation between γ-velocities and γ-asymmetries p. 1255

High-resolution spectroscopy for Cepheids distance determination - IV. Time series of H line profiles p. 1263

Cool luminous stars: the hybrid nature of their infrared spectra p. 1271

The Sun

Mixing of shear Alfven wave packets p. 1291

Radiance and Doppler shift distributions across the network of the quiet Sun p. 1297

Identification of different types of kink modes in coronal loops: principles and application to TRACE results p. 1307

Planets and planetary systems

Numerical simulation of the viscous interaction of the solar wind with the magnetic polar regions of Venus p. 1319

The instability transition for the restricted 3-body problem - I. Theoretical approach p. 1329

Photometry and polarimetry of the nucleus of comet 2P/Encke p. 1337

Exoplanet characterization with long slit spectroscopy p. 1345

Quasi-Hilda comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu - Another long temporary satellite capture by Jupiter p. 1355

Celestial mechanics and astrometry

On the integrability of stellar motion in an accelerated logarithmic potential p. 1363

Atomic, molecular, and nuclear data

Atomic data from the IRON project - LXVI. Electron impact excitation of Fe18+ p. 1369

Energy levels, radiative rates, and electron impact excitation rates for transitions in O VII p. 1377

Astronomical instrumentation

Precise wavefront correction with an unbalanced nulling interferometer for exo-planet imaging coronagraphs p. 1389

Milliarcsecond angular resolution of reddened stellar sources in the vicinity of the Galactic center p. 1399

Catalogs and data

A detailed study of the L1641N star formation region p. 1409

Milliarcsecond angular resolution of reddened stellar sources in the vicinity of the Galactic center - II. Additional observations p. 1441

The origin of the -M_B and Kormendy relations in dwarf elliptical galaxies p. 1015

Atomic data from the IRON project - LXVI. Electron impact excitation of Fe¹⁸⁺ p. 1369