SCExAO and GPI y JH BAND PHOTOMETRY and INTEGRAL FIELD SPECTROSCOPY of the YOUNG BROWN DWARF COMPANION to HD 1160

  • E. Victor Garcia
  • , Thayne Currie
  • , Olivier Guyon
  • , Keivan G. Stassun
  • , Nemanja Jovanovic
  • , Julien Lozi
  • , Tomoyuki Kudo
  • , Danielle Doughty
  • , Josh Schlieder
  • , J. Kwon
  • , T. Uyama
  • , M. Kuzuhara
  • , J. C. Carson
  • , T. Nakagawa
  • , J. Hashimoto
  • , N. Kusakabe
  • , L. Abe
  • , W. Brandner
  • , T. D. Brandt
  • , M. Feldt
  • M. Goto, C. A. Grady, Y. Hayano, M. Hayashi, S. S. Hayashi, T. Henning, K. W. Hodapp, M. Ishii, M. Iye, M. Janson, R. Kandori, G. R. Knapp, T. Matsuo, M. W. McElwain, S. Miyama, J. I. Morino, A. Moro-Martin, T. Nishimura, T. S. Pyo, E. Serabyn, T. Suenaga, H. Suto, R. Suzuki, Y. H. Takahashi, H. Takami, M. Takami, N. Takato, H. Terada, C. Thalmann, E. L. Turner, M. Watanabe, J. Wisniewski, T. Yamada, T. Usuda, M. Tamura

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Abstract

We present high signal-to-noise ratio, precise Y JH photometry and Y band (0.957-1.120 μm) spectroscopy of HD 1160 B, a young substellar companion discovered from the Gemini NICI Planet Finding Campaign using the Subaru Coronagraphic Extreme Adaptive Optics instrument and the Gemini Planet Imager. HD 1160 B has typical mid-M dwarf-like infrared colors and a spectral type of M5.5+1.0 -0.5, where the blue edge of our Y band spectrum rules out earlier spectral types. Atmospheric modeling suggests HD 1160 B has an effective temperature of 3000-3100 K, a surface gravity of log g = 4-4.5, a radius of 1.55 ± 0.10 RJ, and a luminosity of log L/L = -2.76 ± 0.05. Neither the primary's Hertzspring-Russell diagram position nor atmospheric modeling of HD 1160 B show evidence for a subsolar metallicity. Interpretation of the HD 1160 B spectroscopy depends on which stellar system components are used to estimate the age. Considering HD 1160 A, B and C jointly, we derive an age of 80-125 Myr, implying that HD 1160 B straddles the hydrogen-burning limit (70-90 MJ). If we consider HD 1160 A alone, younger ages (20-125 Myr) and a brown dwarf-like mass (35-90 MJ) are possible. Interferometric measurements of the primary, a precise Gaia parallax, and moderate-resolution spectroscopy can better constrain the system's age and how HD 1160 B fits within the context of (sub)stellar evolution.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number162
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume834
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 10 2017

Keywords

  • instrumentation: adaptive optics
  • planetary systems
  • stars: low-mass
  • techniques: imaging spectroscopy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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