Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2001
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001aas...199.6102f&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, 199th AAS Meeting, #61.02; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 33, p.1397
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
In an infrared, wide field, proper motion survey for low mass stellar and substellar companions to nearby white dwarfs, we have discovered at least 7 proper motion companions whose J magnitudes fall in the range 13 < J < 18. Of these 7 previously unknown objects, 4 appear to be likely white dwarfs, 2 likely M dwarfs and a red, enigmatic object which has so far eschewed classification. Of the 4 likely white dwarf companions, they all appear to be quite cool for white dwarfs and hence quite old. They are all fainter then their respective primaries by at least one magnitude at J and one companion is ~ 3 magnitudes fainter. The reddest object of the companions has J-K ~ 1.2 but appears clearly in all the optical bands of the POSS II plates. Possibilities for this object include a cool white dwarf + late L dwarf close binary or a dust enshrouded white dwarf. We are currently following up these companions with optical photometry and spectra in order to determine their true nature.
Becklin Eric E.
Farihi Jay
Zuckerman Ben
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