2014ApJ...786L..18L


Query : 2014ApJ...786L..18L

2014ApJ...786L..18L - Astrophys. J., 786, L18 (2014/May-2)

Discovery of a ∼250 K brown dwarf at 2 pc from the Sun.

LUHMAN K.L.

Abstract (from CDS):

Through a previous analysis of multi-epoch astrometry from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), I identified WISE J085510.83-071442.5 as a new high proper motion object. By combining astrometry from WISE and the Spitzer Space Telescope, I have measured a proper motion of 8.1±0.1''/yr and a parallax of 0.454±0.045'' ((2.20–0.20+0.24 pc) for WISE J085510.83-071442.5, giving it the third highest proper motion and the fourth largest parallax of any known star or brown dwarf. It is also the coldest known brown dwarf based on its absolute magnitude at 4.5 µm and its color in [3.6]-[4.5]. By comparing M4.5 with the values predicted by theoretical evolutionary models, I estimate an effective temperature of 225-260 K and a mass of 3-10 MJupfor the age range of 1-10 Gyr that encompasses most nearby stars.

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Journal keyword(s): brown dwarfs - infrared: stars - proper motions - solar neighborhood - stars: low-mass

Simbad objects: 8

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Number of rows : 8
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 HD 33793 PM* 05 11 40.5898395497 -45 01 06.361734876 11.624 10.433 8.853 7.9 6.899 M1VIp 367 0
2 L 97-3 WD* 08 06 53.7536568947 -66 18 16.701075068   13.76 13.70 13.66 13.61 DQ 107 1
3 WISEA J085510.74-071442.5 BD* 08 55 16.53798 -07 14 49.3728           Y2 124 0
4 NAME Luhman 16 ** 10 49 18.91536 -53 19 10.0776   16.86 16.20   14.95 L7.5+T0.5 120 0
5 Wolf 359 PM* 10 56 28.9208702274 +07 00 53.003285286 16.706 15.541 13.507 11.684 9.507 dM6 775 0
6 NAME Proxima Centauri PM* 14 29 42.9461331854 -62 40 46.164680672 14.21 12.95 11.13 9.45 7.41 M5.5Ve 1483 0
7 * alf Cen ** 14 39 36.50 -60 50 02.3   0.4 -0.1     G2V+K1V 1031 0
8 NAME Barnard's star BY* 17 57 48.4984700685 +04 41 36.113879676 12.497 11.24 9.511 8.298 6.741 M4V 907 2

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