Publications: Last few years only For a full listing consult the SAO/NASA ADS system at https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/classic-form Gutierrez-Rojas, F., Bouquillon, S., Mendez, R. A. et al. "Current status of the Extension of the FRIPON network in Chile". arXiv e-prints, 2023. doi:10.48550/arXiv.2312.13576 Le Montagner, R.,...Mendez, R. A.,..."Enabling discoveries of Solar System objects in large alert data streams". Astronomy and Astrophysics vol. 680. 2023. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202346905 Rommel, F. L.,...Mendez, R. A.,..."A large topographic feature on the surface of the trans-Neptunian object (307261) 2002 MS4 measured from stellar occultations". Astronomy and Astrophysics vol. 678, 2023. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202346892 Rommel, F.L.,...Mendez, R. A.,...2023. VizieR Online Data Catalog: occultation events by (307261) 2002 MS4 (Rommel+, 2023). VizieR Online Data Catalog. Nagy, Z.,...Mendez, R. A.,..."The Gaia alerted fading of the FUor-type star Gaia21elv". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society vol. 524, 3344–3356, 2023. doi:10.1093/mnras/stad2019 Lira-Barria, A., Rojo, P. M., Mendez, R. A. "Characterization of exoplanetary atmospheres through a model-unbiased spectral survey methodology". Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 657, 2022. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202140494. Hadjara, M.,...Mendez, R.A.,..."VERMILION: Visitor Extension spectRal sub-Mid-Infrared Light InterferOmeter iNstrument". Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VIII 12183, 2022. doi:10.1117/12.2627736 Miyata, T.,...Mendez, R. A.,..."The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory 6.5m telescope: project status 2022". Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IX 12182, 2022. doi:10.1117/12.2628146 Li, J.,...Mendez, R. A.,...2022. VizieR Online Data Catalog: Galactic anticenter substructure stars from LAMOST (Li+, 2021). VizieR Online Data Catalog. doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.19100046 Smart, R. L.,...Mendez, R. A.,....2022. VizieR Online Data Catalog: Parallaxes of Southern Extremely Cool objects (Smart+, 2018). VizieR Online Data Catalog. Carry, B.,...Mendez, R. A., ..."Potential asteroid discoveries by the ESA Gaia mission. Results from follow-up observations", Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 648, 2021. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039579. Li, J.,...Mendez, R. A.,..."Exploring the Galactic Anticenter Substructure with LAMOST and Gaia DR2", The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 910, no. 1, 2021. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/abd9bf. Gai, M.,...Mendez, R. A.,... "The ASTRA project: a doorway to future astrometry", in Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series, 2020, vol. 11451. doi:10.1117/12.2562671. Yoshii, Y.,...Mendez, R. A.,... "The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory 6.5m Telescope: overview and construction status", in Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Conference Series, 2020, vol. 11445. doi:10.1117/12.2560238. Eglitis, I.,...Mendez, R. A.,... "Observations and Orbits of Comets and A/ Objects", MPEC....G, 2020. Zhong, J., Li, J., Carlin, J. L., Chen, L., Mendez, R. A., and Hou, J., "Value-added Catalogs of M-type Stars in LAMOST DR5", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, vol. 244, no. 1, 2019. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ab3859. Kalari, V. M., Vink, J. S., de Wit, W. J., Bastian, N. J., and Mendez, R. A., "The origin of very massive stars around NGC 3603", Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 625, 2019. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201935107. Zhang, L.,...Mendez, R. A.,... "The Origins of Young Stars in the Direction of the Leading Arm of the Magellanic Stream: Abundances, Kinematics, and Orbits", The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 871, no. 1, 2019. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaf560. Smart, R. L.,...Mendez, R. A.,... "Parallaxes of Southern Extremely Cool objects III: 118 L and T dwarfs", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 481, no. 3, pp. 3548-3562, 2018. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty2520. Doi, M.,...Mendez, R. A.,... "The University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory 6.5m telescope: project overview and current status", in Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VII, 2018, vol. 10700. doi:10.1117/12.2313099. Casetti-Dinescu, D. I.,...Mendez, R. A.,..."In-situ Star Formation in the Outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud: Gaia DR2 Confirmation", The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 862, no. 1, 2018. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/aad183. Zhang, L.,...Mendez, R. A.,... "Abundances and Kinematics of OB Stars in the Leading Arm of the Magellanic System", in Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica Conference Series, 2018, vol. 50, pp. 68-68. Costa, E., Carraro, G., Moitinho, A., Radiszc, M., and Mendez, R. A., "Insights into the properties of the Orion spiral arm. NGC 2302: first result", in Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica Conference Series, 2018, vol. 50, pp. 59-60. Beamin, J. C., Mendez, R. A.,... "Near-IR trigonometric parallaxes of nearby stars in the Galactic plane using the VVV survey", in Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica Conference Series, 2018, vol. 50, pp. 55-55. Casetti-Dinescu, D. I., Girard, T. M., Mendez, R. A., and Petronchak, R. M., "Astrometry with LSST: Objectives and Challenges", in Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica Conference Series, 2018, vol. 50, pp. 31-33. Costa, E., Carraro, G., Moitinho, A., Radiszc, M., and Mendez, R., "Insights on the properties of the Orion spiral arm. NGC 2302: first result", in Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica Conference Series, 2017, vol. 49, pp. 169-169. Zhang, L.,..., Mendez, R. A.,..."Chemical Compositions of Young Stars in the Leading Arm of the Magellanic System", in Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica Conference Series, 2017, vol. 49, pp. 168-168. Beamin, J. C., Mendez, R.A.,... "Near-IR trigonometric parallaxes of nearby stars in the Galactic plane using the VVV survey", in Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica Conference Series, 2017, vol. 49, pp. 159-159. Moni Bidin, C.,...Mendez, R. A.,... "Young Stars in the LMC periphery", in Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica Conference Series, 2017, vol. 49, pp. 108-108. Moni Bidin, C.,..., Mendez, R. A.,... "Young stars in the periphery of the Large Magellanic Cloud", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 466, no. 3, pp. 3077-3087, 2017. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw3242. Zhang, L.,..., Mendez, R. A.,... "Chemical Composition of Young Stars in the Leading Arm of the Magellanic System", The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 835, no. 2, 2017. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/835/2/285. Kurtev, R.,..., Mendez, R. A.,... "VVV high proper motion stars - I. The catalogue of bright K_S < 13.5 stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 464, no. 1, pp. 1247-1258, 2017. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw2357.