Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Nov 2001
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American Astronomical Society, DPS Meeting #33, #60.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 33, p.1150
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Doppler spectroscopy of {ρ 1 Cnc} has detected evidence of a companion with an orbital period of 14.65 days and a minimum mass of 0.88 Jupiter masses (Butler et al. 1997). Astrometric observations performed with the Hubble Space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensor 1r using a novel new observing technique have placed an upper limit on the astrometric reflex motion of {ρ 1 Cnc} in a time period of only one month. These observations, performed in April 2001, have detected no reflex motion induced by the 14.65 day period radial velocity companion, allowing us to place a 3σ upper limit of ~0.3 milliarcseconds on the semi-major axis of this motion, ruling out the preliminary Hipparcos value of 1.15 milliarcseconds (Han et al. 2001). The corresponding upper limit on the true mass of the companion is ~30 {M{J}}, confirming that it is a sub-stellar object. \newline skip=1pt\hangindent=2truepc } \refindent{Butler, R. P., Marcy, G. W., Williams, E., Hauser, H., and Shirts, P. 1997, ApJ, 474, L115--118} \refindent{Han, I., Black, D. C., and Gatewood, G. 2001, ApJ, 548, L57--L60}
Black David C.
Gatewood George
Han Inwoo
Lubow Stephen
McGrath Melissa A.
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