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We report the discovery of seven high proper motion stars with proper motions between about 0.7 and 2.2 arcsec/yr. They were detected in an archival search using multi-epoch positions in the optical SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys and in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 R. -D. Scholz , I. Lehmann , I. Matute , H. Zinnecker

We present the first detection of an X-ray flare from an ultracool dwarf of spectral class L. The event was identified in the EXTraS database of XMM-Newton variable sources, and its optical counterpart, J0331-27, was found through a…

We present spectroscopic, photometric and astrometric observations of four bright L dwarfs identified in the course of the 2MASS near-infrared survey. Our spectroscopic data extend to wavelengths shortward of 5000\AA in the L0 dwarf…

We report the discovery of an unusually red brown dwarf found in a search for high proper motion objects using WISE and 2MASS data. WISEP J004701.06+680352.1 is moving at 0.44$ arcsec/yr and lies relatively close to the Galactic Plane…

We present JHK photometry and spectroscopy for a sample of newly identified L and T dwarfs from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and known dwarfs from the SDSS and the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). Spectral classification has been…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 G. R. Knapp , S. K. Leggett , X. Fan , M. S. Marley , T. R. Geballe , D. A. Golimowski

We identify seven new ultracool white dwarfs discovered in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). The SDSS photometry, spectra, and proper motions are presented, and additional BVRI data are given for these and other previously discovered…

We present the discovery of eight young M7-L2 dwarfs in the Taurus star-forming region and the Scorpius-Centaurus OB Association, serendipitously found during a wide-field search for L/T transition dwarfs using Pan-STARRS1 (optical) and…

We present the discovery and spectroscopic identification of two very high proper motion ancient white dwarf stars, found in a systematic proper motion survey. Their kinematics and apparent magnitude clearly indicate that they are halo…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Rodrigo Ibata , Michael Irwin , Olivier Bienayme , Ralf Scholz , Jean Guibert

In Hall (2002) I reported that 2MASSI J1315309-264951 is an L dwarf with strong H-alpha emission. Two spectroscopic epochs appeared to show that the H-alpha was variable, decreasing from 121 Angstroms to 25 Angstroms EW, which I interpreted…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Patrick B. Hall

We have obtained near-infrared spectra of three L dwarfs discovered by 2MASS, 1506+13 (L3), 1507-16 (L5), and 0920+35 (L6.5). From the comparison of the H and K band spectra of these L dwarfs, we have found the presence of methane…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Tadashi Nakajima , Takashi Tsuji , Kenshi Yanagisawa

2MASS J06562998+3002455 or PSS 309-6 is a high proper-motion star that was discovered during a survey with the 2.1 m telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Here, we reevaluate the status of this interesting star using Gaia DR2. Our…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-06-06 R. de la Fuente Marcos , C. de la Fuente Marcos

We present a method for measuring the physical parameters of the coldest T-type brown dwarfs using low resolution near infrared spectra. By comparing H_2O- and H_2-sensitive spectral ratios between empirical data and theoretical atmosphere…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Adam J. Burgasser , Adam Burrows , J. Davy Kirkpatrick

We report the discovery of an L-type companion to the young M3.5V star 2MASS J01225093-2439505 at a projected separation of 1.45" (~52 AU) as part of our adaptive optics imaging search for extrasolar giant planets around young low-mass…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Brendan P. Bowler , Michael C. Liu , Evgenya L. Shkolnik , Trent J. Dupuy

We report the discovery of the first pulsating extremely low mass (ELM) white dwarf (WD), SDSS J184037.78+642312.3 (hereafter J1840). This DA (hydrogen-atmosphere) WD is by far the coolest and the lowest-mass pulsating WD, with Teff = 9100…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 J. J. Hermes , M. H. Montgomery , D. E. Winget , Warren R. Brown , Mukremin Kilic , Scott J. Kenyon

We report the discovery of a wide (approximately 400 AU projected separation), common proper motion companion to the nearby M dwarf LHS 2803 (PSO J207.0300-13.7422). This object was discovered during our census of the local T dwarf…

The SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys provide a complete coverage of the Southern sky in three passbands (photographic B_J, R and I) and at different epochs (Hambly et al. 2001a,b,c). These data are the basis for a new high proper motion survey which…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Ralf-Dieter Scholz , Helmut Meusinger

With the purpose to investigate the radio emission of new ultracool objects, we carried out a targeted search in the recently discovered system VHS J125601.92$-$125723.9 (hereafter VHS 1256$-$1257); this system is composed by an equal-mass…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-21 J. C. Guirado , R. Azulay , B. Gauza , M. A. Pérez-Torres , R. Rebolo , J. B. Climent , M. R. Zapatero-Osorio

In this work, we identify 734 ultracool dwarfs with a spectral type of M6 or later, including one L0. Of this sample, 625 were studied spectroscopically for the first time. All of these ultracool dwarfs are within 360~pc, with a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-04-20 You-Fen Wang , A-Li Luo , Wen-Ping Chen , Hugh R. A. Jones , Bing Du , Yin-Bi Li , Shuo Zhang , Zhong-Rui Bai , Xiao Kong , Yan-Xin Guo

SDSS J080531.84+481233.0 is a peculiar L-type dwarf that exhibits unusually blue near-infrared and mid-infrared colors and divergent optical (L4) and near-infrared (L9.5) spectral classifications. These peculiar spectral traits have been…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Adam J. Burgasser

In a recent search for unusually red L and T dwarfs, we identified 2MASS J11193254-1137466 as a likely young L7 dwarf and potential member of the TW Hydrae association. We present spectra that confirm the youth of this object. We also…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-27 Kendra Kellogg , Stanimir Metchev , Jonathan Gagne , Jacqueline Faherty