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We present photometric, astrometric and spectroscopic observations of the nearby (9.8 pc) low-mass binary Gl 569Bab (in turn being a companion to the early-M star Gl 569A), made with the Keck adaptive optics facility. Having observed Gl…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 B. F. Lane , M. R. Zapatero Osorio , M. C. Britton , E. L. Martin , S. R. Kulkarni

We report the discovery of the partially eclipsing binary LP 133-373. Nearly identical eclipses along with observed photometric colors and spectroscopy indicate that it is a pair of chromospherically active dM4 stars in a circular 1.6 d…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 T. R. Vaccaro , M. Rudkin , A. Kawka , S. Vennes , T. D. Oswalt , I. Silver , M. Wood , J. A. Smith

We report the discovery and characterisation of a new M-dwarf binary, with component masses and radii of M1 = 0.244 -0.003/+0.003 Msun, R1 = 0.261 -0.009/+0.006 Rsun, M2 = 0.179 -0.001/+0.002 Msun, R2 = 0.218 -0.011/+0.007 Rsun, and orbital…

We report the discovery of a probable L1 companion to the nearby K2 dwarf GJ 1048 using the Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS). This source, 2MASSI J0235599-233120 or GJ 1048B, has 2MASS near-infrared colors and absolute magnitudes…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 John E. Gizis , J. Davy Kirkpatrick , John C. Wilson

Using Chandra we have obtained imaging X-ray spectroscopy of the 10 to 16 Myr old F-star binary HD 113766. We individually resolve the binary components for the first time in the X-ray and find a total 0.3 to 2.0 keV luminosity of 2.2e29…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-18 C. M. Lisse , D. J. Christian , S. J. Wolk , H. M. Günther , C. H. Chen , C. A. Grady

We report new observations of the unusually active, high proper motion L5e dwarf 2MASS J13153094-2649513. Optical spectroscopy with Magellan/MagE reveals persistent nonthermal emission, with narrow H I Balmer, Na I and K I lines all…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Adam J. Burgasser , Breann N. Sitarski , Christopher R. Gelino , Sarah E. Logsdon , Marshall D. Perrin

Data on the multiplicity of F- and G-type dwarf stars within 67pc of the Sun are presented. This distance-limited sample based on the Hipparcos catalog contains 4847 primary stars (targets) with 0.5<V-I_C<0.8 and is >90% complete. There are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Andrei Tokovinin

We present 2MASS J11151597+1937266, a recently identified low-surface gravity L dwarf, classified as an L2$\gamma$ based on Sloan Digital Sky Survey optical spectroscopy. We confirm this spectral type with near-infrared spectroscopy, which…

We report the identification of a new wide separation binary (LDS 5606) in the ~20 Myr-old beta Pic moving group. This M5+M5 pair has a projected separation of 26'', or ~1700 AU at a distance of 65 pc. Both stars host warm circumstellar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-07-09 David R. Rodriguez , B. Zuckerman , Jacqueline K. Faherty , Laura Vican

We started a new project which aims to find compact hot subdwarf binaries at low Galactic latitudes. Targets are selected from several photometric surveys and a spectroscopic follow-up campaign to find radial velocity variations on…

We report the direct detection of a fully convective, early-to-mid M-dwarf companion orbiting the star HD 86006, using ESO-SPHERE during Science Verification as part of the SAFARI program. HARPS+CORALIE radial velocity measurements first…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-18 B. M. Pantoja , J. S. Jenkins , J. H. Girard , A. Vigan , G. S. Salter , M. I. Jones

WISE J104915.57$-$531906.1 is a L/T brown dwarf binary located 2pc from the Sun. The pair contains the closest known brown dwarfs and is the third closest known system, stellar or sub-stellar. We report comprehensive follow-up observations…

We report the discovery of a super-Earth candidate orbiting the nearby mid M dwarf Gl\,725A using the radial velocity (RV) method. The planetary signal has been independently identified using high-precision RVs from the SOPHIE and SPIRou…

As part of our search for young M dwarfs within 25 pc, we acquired high-resolution spectra of 185 low-mass stars compiled by the NStars project that have strong X-ray emission. By cross-correlating these spectra with radial velocity…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 Evgenya L. Shkolnik , Leslie Hebb , Michael C. Liu , I. Neill Reid , Andrew C. Cameron

A rotation rate and X-ray luminosity analysis is presented for rapidly rotating single and binary M-dwarf systems. X-ray luminosities for the majority of both single & binary M-dwarf systems with periods below $\simeq 5-6$ days (equatorial…

Late M-type dwarfs in the solar neighborhood include a mixture of very low-mass stars and brown dwarfs which is difficult to disentangle due to the lack of constraints on their age such as trigonometric parallax, lithium detection and space…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-03-22 N. Phan-Bao , M. S. Bessell , D. Nguyen-Thanh , E. L. Martín , P. T. P. Ho , C. F. Lee , H. Parsons

Observations at various wavelengths of late B-type stars exhibiting strong overabundances of the chemical elements Hg and Mn in their atmospheres indicate that these stars are frequently found in binary and multiple systems. We intend to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 M. Schöller , S. Correia , S. Hubrig , N. Ageorges

We describe a newly-discovered detached M-dwarf eclipsing binary system, the fourth such system known. This system was first observed by the TrES network during a long term photometry campaign of 54 nights. Analysis of the folded light…

Using Virtual Observatory tools, we cross-matched the Carlsberg Meridian 14 and the 2MASS Point Source catalogs to select candidate nearby bright M dwarfs distributed over ~ 25,000 deg^2. Here, we present reconnaissance low-resolution…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-09-17 M. Aberasturi , J. A. Caballero , B. Montesinos , M. C. Gálvez-Ortiz , E. Solano , E. L. Martín

The project Massive Unseen Companions to Hot Faint Underluminous Stars from SDSS (MUCHFUSS) aims at finding hot subdwarf stars with massive compact companions (massive white dwarfs M>1.0 Msun, neutron stars or stellar mass black holes). The…