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2014MNRAS.440..359B - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 440, 359-364 (2014/May-1)

The discovery of a T6.5 subdwarf.

BURNINGHAM B., SMITH L., CARDOSO C.V., LUCAS P.W., BURGASSER A.J., JONES H.R.A. and SMART R.L.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report the discovery of ULAS J131610.28+075553.0, an sdT6.5 dwarf in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey 2 epoch proper motion catalogue. This object displays significant spectral peculiarity, with the largest yet seen deviations from T6 and T7 templates in the Y and K bands for this subtype. Its large, ∼ 1 arcsec/yr, proper motion suggests a large tangential velocity of Vtan ~ 240-340 km/s, if we assume its MJ lies within the typical range for T6.5 dwarfs. This makes it a candidate for membership of the Galactic halo population. However, other metal-poor T dwarfs exhibit significant under luminosity both in specific bands and bolometrically. As a result, it is likely that its velocity is somewhat smaller, and we conclude it is a likely thick disc or halo member. This object represents the only T dwarf earlier than T8 to be classified as a subdwarf, and is a significant addition to the currently small number of known unambiguously substellar subdwarfs.

Abstract Copyright: © 2014 The Authors Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society (2014)

Journal keyword(s): surveys - brown dwarfs - stars: low-mass

Simbad objects: 9

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