Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 observations of Proxima Centauri: No evidence of the possible substellar companion

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 440-443

  Golimowski, David A ^a   Schroeder, Daniel J ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BELOIT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Stars: individual (Proxima Centauri); Stars: low mass, brown dwarfs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039833815     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/300437     Document Type: Article

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