Edasich dK star
Number of posts : 2289 Location : Tau Ceti g - Mid Latitudes Registration date : 2008-06-02
| Subject: WISEPC J121756.91+162640.2AB - Double brown dwarf or Brown dwarf-planet system? 12th November 2013, 4:47 am | |
| Following EPE's upper limit, the Y-dwarf WISEPC J121756.91+162640.2 B should be placed in the planetary regime with 22 Jupiter masses. Shouldn't it? Resolved Spectroscopy of the T8.5 and Y0-0.5 Binary WISEPC J121756.91+162640.2AB - Quote :
- We present 0.9 - 2.5 um resolved spectra for the ultracool binary WISEPC J121756.91+162640.2AB. The system consists of a pair of brown dwarfs that straddles the currently defined T/Y spectral type boundary. We use synthetic spectra generated by model atmospheres that include chloride and sulfide clouds (Morley et al.), the distance to the system (Dupuy & Kraus), and the radius of each component based on evolutionary models (Saumon & Marley) to determine a probable range of physical properties for the binary. The effective temperature of the T8.5 primary is 550 - 600 K, and that of the Y0 - Y0.5 secondary is 450 K. The atmospheres of both components are either free of clouds or have extremely thin cloud layers. We find that the masses of the primary and secondary are 30 and 22 M_Jup, respectively, and that the age of the system is 4 - 8 Gyr. This age is consistent with astrometric measurements (Dupuy & Kraus) that show that the system has kinematics intermediate between those of the thin and thick disks of the Galaxy. An older age is also consistent with an indication by the H - K colors that the system is slightly metal-poor.
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Sirius_Alpha Admin
Number of posts : 4320 Location : Earth Registration date : 2008-04-06
| Subject: Re: WISEPC J121756.91+162640.2AB - Double brown dwarf or Brown dwarf-planet system? 12th November 2013, 5:19 am | |
| I'm perfectly content to call this one a binary brown dwarf. I think it's clear that the formation mechanism was not consistent with that of "normal" planets. I guess it's all up to the EPE's criterion and how rigidly it wants to stick to that. _________________ Caps Lock: Cruise control for 'Cool'!
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Edasich dK star
Number of posts : 2289 Location : Tau Ceti g - Mid Latitudes Registration date : 2008-06-02
| Subject: Re: WISEPC J121756.91+162640.2AB - Double brown dwarf or Brown dwarf-planet system? 12th November 2013, 7:01 am | |
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Sirius_Alpha Admin
Number of posts : 4320 Location : Earth Registration date : 2008-04-06
| Subject: Re: WISEPC J121756.91+162640.2AB - Double brown dwarf or Brown dwarf-planet system? 12th November 2013, 7:36 am | |
| Really EPE? Really? _________________ Caps Lock: Cruise control for 'Cool'!
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Lazarus dF star
Number of posts : 3337 Registration date : 2008-06-12
| Subject: Re: WISEPC J121756.91+162640.2AB - Double brown dwarf or Brown dwarf-planet system? 12th November 2013, 2:48 pm | |
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