Interferometric astrometry of proxima centauri and Barnard's star using Hubble Space Telescope fine guidance sensor 3: Detection limits for substellar companions

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 1086-1100

  Benedict, G Fritz ^a   McArthur, Barbara ^a   Chappell, D W ^b   Nelan, E ^c   Jefferys, W H ^a   Van Altena, W ^d   Lee, J ^d   Cornell, D ^e   Shelus, P J ^a   Hemenway, P D ^f   Franz, Otto G ^g   Wasserman, L H ^g   Duncombe, R L ^a   Story, D ^h   Whipple, A L ⁱ   Fredrick, L W ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c AURA for the European Space Agency   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Tracor Aerospace   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^g LOWELL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^h Jackson and Tull   (United States)

ⁱ Allied Signal Technical Services   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Astrometry; Stars: distances; Stars: individual (Proxima Centauri, Barnard's star); Stars: late type

Indexed keywords

EID: 17344388474     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/300975     Document Type: Article

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