2015ApJS..217...25G

Query : 2015ApJS..217...25G

2015ApJS..217...25G - Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 217, 25 (2015/April-0)

The G infrared search for extraterrestrial civilizations with large energy supplies. III. The reddest extended sources in WISE.

GRIFFITH R.L., WRIGHT J.T., MALDONADO J., POVICH M.S., SIGURDSSON S. and MULLAN B.

Abstract (from CDS):

Nearby Type iii (galaxy-spanning) Kardashev supercivilizations would have high mid-infrared (MIR) luminosities. We have used the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) to survey ∼ 1 x 105 galaxies for extreme MIR emission, 1x103 times more galaxies than the only previous such search. We have calibrated the WISE All-sky Catalog pipeline products to improve their photometry for extended sources. We present 563 extended sources with |b| ≥ 10 and red MIR colors, having visually vetted them to remove artifacts. No galaxies in our sample host an alien civilization reprocessing more than 85% of its starlight into the MIR, and only 50 galaxies, including Arp 220, have MIR luminosities consistent with > 50% reprocessing. Ninety of these (likely) extragalactic sources have little literature presence; in most cases, they are likely barely resolved galaxies or pairs of galaxies undergoing large amounts of star formation. Five are new to science and deserve further study. The Be star 48 Librae sits within a MIR nebula, and we suggest that it may be creating dust. WISE, 2MASS, and Spitzer imagery shows that IRAS 04287+6444 is consistent with a previously unnoticed, heavily extinguished cluster of young stellar objects. We identify five ''passive'' (i.e., red) spiral galaxies with unusually high MIR and low NUV luminosity. We search a set of H i dark galaxies for MIR emission and find none. These 90 poorly understood sources and 5 anomalous passive spirals deserve follow-up via both SETI and conventional astrophysics.

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Journal keyword(s): extraterrestrial intelligence - infrared: galaxies

Simbad objects: 181

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Number of rows : 181
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA 		ICRS (J2000)
DEC 		Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026 		#notes
1 NPM1G +40.0002 Sy2 00 08 20.3675391072 +40 37 55.922085984     16.8     ~ 47 0
2 MCG-02-01-051 Sy2 00 18 50.898 -10 22 36.49   14.81 14.33     ~ 154 3
3 NGC 92 GiC 00 21 31.713 -48 37 29.23   13.71   12.40   ~ 49 0
4 2MASX J00215355-7910077 Sy2 00 21 53.5554103848 -79 10 08.025602016   17.33 16.3 15.19   ~ 82 0
5 IRAS 00321-0018 Sy2 00 34 43.5012933672 -00 02 27.032963604   16.26 15.67     ~ 50 1
6 ESO 350-38 Sy2 00 36 52.489 -33 33 17.23   14.31 14.41 13.49   ~ 450 0
7 BA 1-441 HII 00 40 36.20 +41 01 18.8     21.98     ~ 7 0
8 6dFGS gJ004250.1-365241 EmG 00 42 50.11 -36 52 40.9   14.83   13.79   ~ 4 0
9 OGLE J005342.56-723921.4 EB* 00 53 42.5734922208 -72 39 21.847145040   15.66 15.65   15.61 ~ 8 0
10 MCG+12-02-001 AG? 00 54 03.943 +73 05 05.23   16       ~ 120 1
11 ESO 79-16 H2G 01 04 26.993 -64 07 11.73   14.35   13.17   ~ 33 0
12 NGC 449 Sy2 01 16 07.2105079530 +33 05 21.649015602   15.90 14.96     ~ 302 4
13 Z 436-30 LIN 01 20 02.654 +14 21 41.73   14.9       ~ 176 1
14 [CSM2011] Y227 Y*O 01 29 37.38 -73 33 52.5           ~ 3 0
15 6dFGS gJ013506.9-412612 G 01 35 06.93 -41 26 11.9           ~ 2 0
16 NGC 814 AG? 02 10 37.6066894944 -15 46 25.244209812   14   13.61   ~ 51 1
17 LEDA 9242 IG 02 25 57.5 -24 42 53           ~ 5 0
18 2MASX J02414325+4546272 G 02 41 43.2496631232 +45 46 26.652302616           ~ 11 0
19 LEDA 175473 Sy2 02 45 06.4235562168 -02 07 28.357445064   16.16   15.03   ~ 12 0
20 NGC 1106 Sy2 02 50 40.4948208192 +41 40 17.731340580   13.7       ~ 95 1
21 Z 554-14 rG 02 56 00.3372147024 +47 48 15.118994952   15.7       ~ 16 1
22 6dFGS gJ025609.8-153946 Sy2 02 56 09.780 -15 39 42.91   16.61   15.85   ~ 4 0
23 NGC 1156 GiG 02 59 42.8528847264 +25 14 28.352017320 12.13 12.32 11.74     ~ 323 1
24 2MASX J03044511+0747394 G 03 04 45.1238944104 +07 47 39.158800188           ~ 12 0
25 [HC2007] 15 WR* 03 18 03.7 -66 32 33   20.8       ~ 2 0
26 [L2004] n1313-341 Cl* 03 18 05.43 -66 30 24.9   17.15 16.76     ~ 3 0
27 [LAL96] 213 Y*O 03 29 07.739 +31 21 57.52           ~ 70 0
28 NGC 1377 GiG 03 36 39.077 -20 54 08.14   13.38   12.12   ~ 241 0
29 Cl Melotte 22 OpC 03 46 38.0 +24 10 41           ~ 3679 0
30 IC 342 AGN 03 46 48.514 +68 05 45.98   10.5       ~ 1579 1
31 APMBGC 483+082+074 G 03 57 15.09 -26 18 58.9   16.39       ~ 5 0
32 ESO 118-4 IG 04 08 19.0495544640 -61 16 05.539265796   15.69   14.79   ~ 11 0
33 NGC 1535 PN 04 14 15.7689913368 -12 44 21.932484324   12.01 12.82     sdO3: 518 1
34 ESO 202-23 LIN 04 27 59.9876746752 -47 54 45.913916160   13.50 14.90 12.00   ~ 53 0
35 IRAS 04259-0440 LIN 04 28 26.0481659328 -04 33 49.330024884   15.84 14.95     ~ 51 0
36 2MASX J04285125+6934469 G 04 28 51.255 +69 34 46.91           ~ 10 0
37 V* HL Tau Or* 04 31 38.5107609312 +18 13 57.859747968   15.89 14.49 14.39   K5 1546 0
38 IRAS 04287+1807 mul 04 31 38.8 +18 13 57           ~ 797 0
39 NVSS J043322+645120 Rad 04 33 22.0 +64 51 20           ~ 1 0
40 IRAS 04287+6444 IR 04 33 28.0 +64 50 53           ~ 4 0
41 1WGA J0433.4+6451 X 04 33 28.1 +64 51 26           ~ 1 0
42 WISE J043329.55+645106.5 MIR 04 33 29.55 +64 51 06.5           ~ 1 0
43 V* MS Cam BY* 04 33 54.2421848388 +64 38 00.290832693   8.533 7.755     ~ 75 0
44 NGC 1614 Sy1 04 34 00.027 -08 34 44.57   14.66 13.99     ~ 697 1
45 Z 393-40 AG? 04 35 48.4302410280 +02 15 29.990712312   15.6       ~ 49 0
46 LEDA 89990 G 04 40 16.0942020408 -44 45 25.924150872   15.53       ~ 7 0
47 MCG-03-13-011 Sy1 04 47 38.386 -17 26 02.35   14.43   13.95 15.0 ~ 16 0
48 2MASX J04551070+0535126 GiC 04 55 10.708 +05 35 12.69           ~ 7 0
49 NGC 1739 EmG 05 01 47.338 -18 10 00.29   14.24   13.22 14.0 ~ 26 0
50 ESO 486-39 EmG 05 15 21.381 -26 28 17.55   15.26   14.58   ~ 16 0
51 6dFGS gJ051646.2-122100 Sy2 05 16 46.24 -12 20 59.8   15.06   13.66   ~ 4 0
52 NAME LMC G 05 23 34.6 -69 45 22     0.4     ~ 19090 0
53 M 42 HII 05 35 16.8 -05 23 15           ~ 4411 0
54 NGC 2022 PN 05 42 06.1904253312 +09 05 10.585995576   14.9 14.2     [WC] 371 1
55 2MASX J05432362+5400439 G 05 43 23.6393211960 +54 00 43.963023888           ~ 11 0
56 LEDA 2816499 Sy2 05 44 21.5650855248 -13 53 11.964062292   16.01   14.99   ~ 10 0
57 6dFGS gJ054738.7-103552 EmG 05 47 38.688 -10 35 52.12   18.39   17.31   ~ 5 0
58 IRAS 05463-4450 FIR 05 47 46.8 -44 49 43           ~ 3 0
59 UGCA 116 AGN 05 55 42.645 +03 23 32.23 10.74 11.68 11.46   11.82 ~ 561 0
60 2MASXI J0556522-052308 LSB 05 56 52.269 -05 23 08.71   16.46   15.89 15.3 ~ 12 0
61 LEDA 89499 Sy2 06 02 53.95560 -71 03 10.1448   15.6       ~ 107 1
62 IRAS 06124-0621 IR 06 14 52.9 -06 22 43           ~ 7 0
63 IRAS 06144-0900 IR 06 16 47.6 -09 01 38           ~ 4 0
64 ESO 255-7 EmG 06 27 22.588 -47 10 46.45   14.48   13.60   ~ 73 0
65 ESO 490-11 G 06 32 26.0716457280 -24 32 08.412329400   15.34   13.97   ~ 9 0
66 IRAS F06423-6456 G 06 42 33.3709367991 -64 59 23.776292514           ~ 6 0
67 2MASX J06433935-2712180 GiG 06 43 39.3208038816 -27 12 17.828830512   15.55   14.12   ~ 12 0
68 Z 204-12 AG? 06 45 40.974 +43 34 06.96   15.5       ~ 9 0
69 ESO 87-41 IG 06 46 50.8 -64 57 34   15.89   13.97   ~ 14 0
70 6dFGS gJ065559.0-404912 Sy2 06 55 58.9683203376 -40 49 12.476501724   17.38   16.23   ~ 4 0
71 ESO 256-16 Sy2 07 09 12.6496845240 -44 07 31.249157160   15.65   14.50   ~ 5 0
72 WRAY 17-1 PN 07 14 49.4240697984 -46 57 39.199063500   13.8 13.00     PG1159 90 0
73 NGC 2371 PN 07 25 34.6883929008 +29 29 26.430252072   14.48 13.5     Oe 384 0
74 WISE J073504.83-594612.4 MIR 07 35 04.83 -59 46 12.4           ~ 1 0
75 6dFGS gJ075803.0-642930 G 07 58 02.981 -64 29 29.90   16.55   15.32   ~ 9 0
76 2MASX J08010650-6609147 H2G 08 01 06.6345994848 -66 09 14.878938132   16.18       ~ 23 0
77 NVSS J083538-011407 rG 08 35 38.4016944384 -01 14 07.047484008   16.55   15.20   ~ 14 0
78 LEDA 1352920 G 08 54 28.9400093832 +08 44 44.443772052           ~ 6 0
79 LEDA 26611 EmG 09 23 38.196 -25 16 34.35   15.78   14.65   ~ 7 0
80 Z 122-8 rG 09 30 16.6297697496 +21 21 50.860311408   15.6       ~ 12 0
81 ESO 434-13 EmG 09 35 48.860 -29 19 54.63   15.67   14.73   ~ 8 0
82 Z 35-23 rG 09 39 30.1514689200 +06 26 13.256647908   15.2       ~ 11 0
83 [DOB2000] 19 Em* 09 55 56.48 +69 40 57.2           ~ 2 0
84 NGC 3094 G 10 01 25.9394231904 +15 46 12.175678236   13.5       ~ 124 1
85 NGC 3195 PN 10 09 20.910 -80 51 30.73           ~ 121 0
86 MCG-03-27-005 Sy2 10 20 50.9296043856 -17 18 59.420474568   15   14.07   ~ 15 0
87 NGC 3239 AG? 10 25 04.867 +17 09 49.21   13.5       ~ 202 0
88 NGC 3256 Sy2 10 27 51.284 -43 54 13.55   11.83 11.33 10.62 11.9 ~ 920 2
89 IC 630 GiP 10 38 33.6291893352 -07 10 14.528232696   13.3   12.9 12.3 ~ 72 0
90 IC 649 rG 10 50 52.0598687136 +01 09 55.230078204   14.9   14.114   ~ 20 1
91 ESO 318-23 AG? 10 54 16.7205883751 -39 40 19.691641352   15.28   13.73   ~ 11 0
92 IRAS 10565+2448 LIN 10 59 18.12811 +24 32 34.7357   15.7       ~ 302 0
93 LEDA 34618 G 11 18 59.128 -40 00 13.60   16.14   15.08   ~ 10 0
94 2MASX J11193186-4710218 G 11 19 31.860 -47 10 21.87   17.7       ~ 7 0
95 IRAS 11215-2806 Sy2 11 24 02.7219289536 -28 23 15.489126168   15.7       ~ 71 0
96 LEDA 90149 AG? 11 32 30.9923109408 +74 22 42.064850100           ~ 8 0
97 LEDA 1453910 Sy1 11 33 25.9209227736 +14 16 18.780407652           ~ 6 0
98 LEDA 36667 EmG 11 45 43.561 -11 47 12.10   14.82   13.80   ~ 14 1
99 NAME Antennae IG 12 01 53.170 -18 52 37.92           ~ 1749 0
100 LEDA 38612 G 12 09 13.8678693840 +26 52 37.029523152           ~ 14 0
101 IRAS 12112+0305 PaG 12 13 45.98880 +02 48 39.9600           ~ 373 0
102 [CGM90] IRAS 12112+0305 NE rG 12 13 46.10735 +02 48 41.4959           ~ 369 0
103 NGC 4228 SBG 12 15 39.174 +36 19 36.80 10.63 10.30 9.93 9.74   ~ 1017 1
104 NGC 4361 PN 12 24 30.7510527528 -18 47 05.567336304   12.8 13.2     [WC] 407 0
105 NGC 4355 Sy2 12 26 54.6206739120 -00 52 39.421212996   14.21 13.37     ~ 527 2
106 NAME Virgo Cluster ClG 12 30 47.8 +12 23 07           ~ 7107 0
107 IRAS 12468-1107 Sy2 12 49 30.1522742016 -11 24 03.586500360   16.66   15.37   ~ 24 1
108 NGC 4747 GiP 12 51 45.592 +25 46 30.12   13.2       ~ 178 1
109 6dFGS gJ125324.2-234546 EmG 12 53 24.1496037624 -23 45 45.745729524   16.33   15.18 15.07 ~ 8 0
110 HH 54H2 HH 12 55 53.1 -76 56 07           ~ 2 0
111 MCG-02-33-099 GiG 13 02 20.3897926848 -15 45 59.619522384   18   13.16   ~ 30 0
112 GMP 19 G 13 05 27.9 +27 21 57           ~ 2 0
113 PKS 1306-241 Sy1 13 08 42.01125890 -24 22 57.9385806   15.54   14.93 14.43 ~ 67 1
114 IC 860 LIN 13 15 03.51 +24 37 07.8   14.8       ~ 236 0
115 2MASX J13202200-2332256 EmG 13 20 21.9731480688 -23 32 26.057587092   16.81   15.51 14.89 ~ 10 0
116 NGC 5253 rG 13 39 55.990 -31 38 24.11 11.48 10.94 10.49 10.33 13.47 ~ 1421 4
117 Z 271-60 Sy2 13 44 42.1883001099 +55 53 13.596220922   15.68 14.91     ~ 958 3
118 Z 336-16 G 13 45 47.4207584472 +70 04 45.822061416   15.6       ~ 16 0
119 LEDA 90183 AG? 13 48 18.922 -50 58 39.10   14.9   14.6 14.2 ~ 19 0
120 HIPASS J1403-50 HI 14 03 29.9 -50 46 41   14.6   14.5 14.5 ~ 3 0
121 Z 103-77 G 14 07 36.9866088384 +16 01 21.346305600   15.4       ~ 15 0
122 2MASS J14261918+4733577 G 14 26 19.1768342616 +47 33 57.715358220           ~ 4 0
123 ESO 326-24 Sy1 14 28 37.0435942752 -39 48 44.036894916   16.37   15.29   ~ 7 0
124 LEDA 84217 LIN 14 28 59.5466042112 +60 50 00.531094200   15.87       ~ 30 1
125 2MASX J15002897-2626487 H2G 15 00 28.971 -26 26 48.72   14.70   13.98   ~ 7 0
126 Z 221-50 SyG 15 18 06.1187 +42 44 45.086   15.0 15     ~ 239 1
127 LEDA 90205 G 15 23 09.7027844688 -39 34 48.603242388   17.2       ~ 17 0
128 IC 1127 SyG 15 34 57.22396 +23 30 11.6084   14.76 13.88     ~ 3090 4
129 MCG-04-37-005 Sy1 15 48 13.3600093848 -24 53 09.752098452   14.95   13.67   ~ 18 0
130 * 48 Lib Be* 15 58 11.3682502453 -14 16 45.681109093 4.61 4.77 4.87 4.91 4.96 B5IIIp_sh 446 0
131 IRAS 15553-1409 IR 15 58 11.6 -14 18 06           ~ 5 0
132 NGC 6058 PN 16 04 26.5481632728 +40 40 58.949391036     13.0     sd 207 0
133 IRAS 16032-3537 MIR 16 06 28.195 -35 45 20.92           ~ 53 1
134 WR 72 PN 16 06 28.4800608552 -35 45 12.390299820   13.99 13.95 14.36 13.54 [WC] 72 1
135 NAME Upper Sco-Cen As* 16 15 -24.2           ~ 1497 1
136 LEDA 165685 G 16 18 33.9325011192 +13 24 24.963915456           ~ 7 0
137 IRAS 16329+8252 FIR 16 27 22.5 +82 45 46           ~ 2 0
138 LEDA 1376484 G 16 36 00.6041581272 +10 13 39.706638096           ~ 11 0
139 LEDA 96592 G 16 50 33.2 -67 20 38   16.5       ~ 7 0
140 6dFGS gJ173428.9-040542 G 17 34 28.843 -04 05 41.61   18.98   18.39   ~ 3 0
141 Z 253-16 G 17 34 31.8039246960 +47 13 01.463603664   15.5       ~ 9 0
142 2MASX J17380143+5613257 Sy2 17 38 01.5136985352 +56 13 25.857992136     15.2     ~ 29 0
143 [CB2009] A1-C1 WR? 17 47 09.45 -64 38 18.8           ~ 2 0
144 BMP J1749-4848 PN 17 49 49.7667347554 -48 48 32.114736547       15.665   ~ 7 1
145 PN WeSb 3 PN 18 06 00.766 +00 22 38.57     16.8     ~ 34 0
146 Z 142-9 AG? 18 10 41.3030266488 +25 07 23.738567844   15.2       ~ 9 0
147 IC 4686 AG? 18 13 38.7810951072 -57 43 57.306382932   14.67   13.52   ~ 71 1
148 LEDA 165761 AG? 18 16 03.1834071432 +47 37 05.361825252           ~ 10 0
149 LEDA 2111903 G 18 25 52.7530079736 +37 52 41.798600220           ~ 11 0
150 ESO 103-35 Sy2 18 38 20.3204821536 -65 25 39.141804936   14.75 14.53 13.24   ~ 342 0
151 LEDA 90310 Sy1 18 52 22.4339501064 -29 36 20.913483456   16.27   14.84   ~ 15 0
152 M 57 PN 18 53 35.0967659112 +33 01 44.883287544   15.405 15.769 15.901 16.062 DA(O?) 868 2
153 PN A66 51 PN 19 01 01.3921913088 -18 12 15.321655224   15.30 15.42     O(H)3-5Vz 73 0
154 MCG-05-45-004 EmG 19 12 27.3324923880 -29 02 35.868621156   15.41   14.36   ~ 16 0
155 NAME Super Antennae Sy2 19 31 21.4272801984 -72 39 21.442847832   17.39 16.37 14.65   ~ 318 3
156 LEDA 165818 G 19 41 12.8267007888 +63 05 43.061714196           ~ 8 0
157 NGC 6818 PN 19 43 57.770472 -14 09 13.36932     9.3     ~ 357 1
158 Z 324-2 AG? 19 46 05.4125265984 +64 08 50.028243864   15.2       ~ 17 0
159 LEDA 200363 G 19 54 05.20 +49 56 48.0           ~ 3 0
160 MCG-05-47-012 Sy2 19 57 51.914 -32 21 28.46   15.45   14.47   ~ 17 0
161 MCG-06-45-002 EmG 20 28 25.3246299312 -33 04 28.772591160   14.19   13.19   ~ 20 0
162 LEDA 2817224 Sy2 20 29 33.113 -44 18 14.07   15.33   14.08   ~ 7 0
163 IRAS 20369+5131 RC* 20 38 25.95263 +51 41 40.5419           ~ 14 1
164 AGC 300086 G 20 57 24.0658027392 +17 07 34.908266100           ~ 11 0
165 ESO 286-19 LIN 20 58 26.8183783008 -42 38 59.411838156   14.79 14.79 14.20   ~ 318 0
166 NGC 7094 PN 21 36 52.9687364088 +12 47 19.099274136     13.650 13.775   sdB/sdO 207 0
167 Cl* NGC 7129 S V3 Or* 21 40 38.5313764728 +66 35 01.218664068   19.55 17.78 16.45 15.34 ~ 7 0
168 IRAS F21384-4556 IR 21 41 39.7 -45 42 26           ~ 3 0
169 IC 5148 PN 21 59 35.0865352632 -39 23 08.233040148     16.5     O? 77 0
170 2MASX J22215143+3950240 G 22 21 51.3995738808 +39 50 24.169426008           ~ 7 0
171 WISE J224436.12+372533.6 MIR 22 44 36.12 +37 25 33.6           ~ 1 0
172 LEDA 1110655 G 22 44 58.1666542368 -01 45 59.192041140   16.26   15.12   ~ 9 0
173 Z 475-1 AGN 22 52 34.7122076328 +24 43 49.401829632   15.69 15.22     ~ 101 0
174 2MASX J22545096+3742205 G 22 54 51.0369142032 +37 42 20.863575000           ~ 7 0
175 IRAS 23037+1342 G 23 06 16.4336147064 +13 58 56.394233004           ~ 39 0
176 ESO 148-2 Sy2 23 15 46.76280 -59 03 15.6924   14.94 14.73 13.95   ~ 289 1
177 LEDA 95346 Sy1 23 26 10.584 -30 31 06.17   16.270   15.104   ~ 8 0
178 NGC 7714 AGN 23 36 14.1257730600 +02 09 18.197422668   14.91 14.36     ~ 788 1
179 Z 432-31 Sy2 23 47 09.1963447944 +15 35 48.271844760   15.12 14.4     ~ 53 0
180 6dFGS gJ235522.0-563456 G 23 55 22.038 -56 34 57.06   16.75   15.98   ~ 3 0
181 NAME Galactic Bulge reg ~ ~           ~ 4794 0

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