2MASS J09393548-2448279: The coldest and least luminous brown dwarf binary known?

Adam J. Burgasser; C. G. Tinney; Michael C. Cushing; Didier Saumon; Mark S. Marley; Clara S. Bennett; J. Davy Kirkpatrick

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2MASS J09393548-2448279: The coldest and least luminous brown dwarf binary known?

Adam J. Burgasser, C. G. Tinney, Michael C. Cushing, Didier Saumon, Mark S. Marley, Clara S. Bennett, J. Davy Kirkpatrick

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Determinations of the luminosity and atmospheric properties of the T8 brown dwarf 2MASS J09393548-2448279 are presented, based on Spitzer IRAC and IRS observations and ground-based astrometry. We find log₁₀ (L _bol/L_⊙)=-5.69 ± 0.03 for this source, comparable to the current low-luminosity record holder 2MASS J04151954-0935066. However, modeling of near-and mid-infrared spectral data indicates an effective temperature of 600 ± 35 K., roughly 100 K cooler than 2M0415. These parameters require a highly inflated radius for 2M0939 (R ≈ 0.13 R _⊙) which cannot be reconciled with brown dwarf structure models. However, if this source is an unresolved, equal-mass binary, then the reduced luminosity of each component (L_bol ≈ 10^-6 L _⊙) can be brought into agreement with the inferred atmospheric parameters for an age of 0.4-12 Gyr and component masses of 0.01-0.05 M _⊙. This hypothesis can be tested through future high-resolution imaging and/or spectroscopic observations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	L53-L56
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	689
Issue number	1 PART 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/595747
State	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Binaries: Close-stars: Fundamental parameters
Brown dwarfs
Stars: Individual (2MASS J04151954-0935066, 2MASS J09393548-2448279)
Stars: Low-mass

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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