Improved age constraints for the AB Doradus quadruple system* (Research Note) the binary nature of AB Doradus B

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 462, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 615-620

  Janson, M ^a   Brandner, W ^a,e   Lenzen, R ^a   Close, L ^b   Nielsen, E ^b   Hartung, M ^c   Henning, T ^a   Bouy, H ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrometry; Binaries: visual; Stars: fundamental parameters; Stars: individual: AB doradus; Stars: low mass, brown dwarfs

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CALIBRATION; GALAXIES; PHOTOMETRY;

ASTROMETRY; BINARIES: VISUAL; STARS: FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS; STARS: INDIVIDUAL: AB DORADUS; STARS: LOW-MASS, BROWN DWARFS;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 33846807788     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066208     Document Type: Article

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