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

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 689, Issue 1 PART 2, 2008, Pages

  Burgasser, Adam J ^a   Tinney, C G ^b   Cushing, Michael C ^c   Saumon, Didier ^d   Marley, Mark S ^e   Bennett, Clara S ^a   Kirkpatrick, J Davy ^f  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649144582     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/595747     Document Type: Article

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