[not part of RNAAS note] We report the discovery of WISE J000100.45+065259.6 as a very low mass star/brown dwarf spectral binary candidate, on the basis of low resolution near-infrared spectroscopy obtained with IRTF/SpeX. Decomposition of the spectrum indicates component types of M8.5+T5 with a predicted ΔJ = 3.5. As the majority of confirmed spectral binary candidates to date are very closely-separated systems (ρ≲ 3 AU; P≲ 15~yr), this source may provide mass measurements across the hydrogen burning limit within the decade.
@article{arxiv.1711.09569,
title = {Identification of WISE J000100.45+065259.6 as an M8.5+T5 Spectral Binary Candidate},
author = {Adam J. Burgasser and Christopher A. Theissen and Daniella C. Bardalez Gagliuffi and Everett Schlawin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.09569},
year = {2017}
}
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3 pages, 1 figure, accepted to Research Notes of the AAS