HST/NICMOS observations of a proto-brown dwarf candidate

Details HST/NICMOS observations of a proto-brown dwarf candidate HST/NICMOS observations of a proto-brown dwarf candidate

2005-02-23

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0502484v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Astronomy & Astrophysics Letters, in press; 4 pages, 2 figures

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:200500098

We present deep HST/NICMOS observations peering through the outflow cavity of the protostellar candidate IRAS 04381+2540 in the Taurus Molecular Cloud-1. A young stellar object as central source, a jet and a very faint and close (0.6") companion are identified. The primary and the companion have similar colours, consistent with strong reddening. We argue that the companion is neither a shock-excited knot nor a background star. The colour/magnitude information predicts a substellar upper mass limit for the companion, but the final confirmation will require spectroscopic information. Because of its geometry, young age and its rare low-mass companion, this system is likely to provide a unique insight into the formation of brown dwarfs.

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