Empirical colour-effective temperature relations in the SDSS system from IRFM temperatures of GALAH and APOGEE stars
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2026
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Abstract Reliable estimates of stellar effective temperature (Teff) are fundamental to stellar population studies and Galactic astrophysics. However, the majority of stars observed in modern large-scale photometric surveys lack spectroscopic measurements, making empirical colour–Teff relations essential tools. In this work, we present updated empirical colour–Teff calibrations based on Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) ugriz photometry combined with 2MASS JHKs data. Effective temperatures are determined on a homogeneous InfraRed Flux Method (IRFM) scale using a combined sample of 3902 GALAH and 2535 APOGEE stars with high-quality photometry and well-characterised atmospheric parameters. Using this dataset, we establish empirical relations between Teff and colour indices constructed from SDSS and 2MASS combinations. We provide both colour–metallicity–Teff and colour–Teff relations for dwarfs and giants. The calibrations are derived using low-order polynomial models with iterative 3σ clipping. Their performance depends on the adopted colour index, with long-baseline colours such as (g − Ks)0 and (g − z)0 achieving internal precisions of ∼30–50 K. Comparisons with previous calibrations show general agreement, with differences attributable to sample selection, photometric zero-points, and functional form. The resulting relations provide a homogeneous and internally consistent framework for estimating Teff from SDSS and 2MASS photometry alone, and are well suited for application to large photometric surveys lacking spectroscopic information.
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| Authors | Zenghua Zhou, L. Casagrande, Xiaobin Zhang, Jianping Xiong, Jiao Li, Yanjun Guo, Zhanwen Han, Xuefei Chen |
| Journal | monthly notices of the royal astronomical society |
| Year | 2026 |
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10.1093/mnras/stag1009
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