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2014ApJ...793L..16F - Astrophys. J., 793, L16 (2014/September-3)

Indications of water clouds in the coldest known brown dwarf.

FAHERTY J.K., TINNEY C.G., SKEMER A. and MONSON A.J.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present a deep near-infrared image of the newly discovered brown dwarf WISE J085510.83-071442.5 (W0855) using the FourStar imager at Las Campanas Observatory. Our detection of J3 = 24.8–0.35+0.53 (JMKO= 25.0–0.35+0.53) at 2.6σ–or equivalently an upper limit of J3 > 23.8 (JMKO> 24.0) at 5σ makes W0855 the reddest brown dwarf ever categorized (JMKO- W2 = 10.984–0.35+0.53 at 2.6σ–or equivalently an upper limit of JMKO- W2 > 9.984 at 5σ) and refines its position on color-magnitude diagrams. Comparing the new photometry with chemical equilibrium model atmosphere predictions, we demonstrate that W0855 is 2.7σ from models using a cloudless atmosphere and well reproduced by partly cloudy models (50%) containing sulfide and water ice clouds. Non-equilibrium chemistry or non-solar metallicity may change predictions, however using currently available model approaches, this is the first candidate outside our own solar system to have direct evidence for water clouds.

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Journal keyword(s): brown dwarfs - infrared: stars - proper motions - solar neighborhood - stars: individual: WISE J085510.83-071442.5 - stars: low-mass

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