Our discoveries include 24 new
L dwarf companions and one known L dwarf not previously identified as a companion.
Finally, we resolve our new
L dwarf companion to HIP 6407 into a tight (0.13 arcsecond, 7.4 AU) L1 + T3 binary, making the system a hierarchical triple.
Abstract: In a search for common proper motion companions using the VISTA Hemisphere Survey and 2MASS catalogs we have identified a very red (J - Ks = 2.47 mag) late -
L dwarf companion of a previously unrecognized M dwarf VHS J125601.92 - 125723.9, located at a projected angular separation of 8.06» + / -0.03».
From low - resolution optical and near - IR spectroscopy we classified the primary and the companion as an M7.5 +... ▽ More In a search for common proper motion companions using the VISTA Hemisphere Survey and 2MASS catalogs we have identified a very red (J - Ks = 2.47 mag) late -
L dwarf companion of a previously unrecognized M dwarf VHS J125601.92 - 125723.9, located at a projected angular separation of 8.06» + / -0.03».
Not exact matches
Spectrum analysis indicated that the
companion object had the cool surface temperature characteristic of brown
dwarfs (type
L 4.5 + / - 1.5).