Discovery of a Bright Field Methane (T-type) Brown Dwarf by 2MASS

Details Discovery of a Bright Field Methane (T-type) Brown Dwarf by 2MASS Discovery of a Bright Field Methane (T-type) Brown Dwarf by 2MASS

2000-04-17

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0004239v1

Astron.J.120:1100-1105,2000

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

21 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables, accepted to AJ for publication August 2000

Scientific paper

10.1086/301475

We report the discovery of a bright (J = 13.83$\pm$0.03) methane brown dwarf, or T dwarf, by the Two Micron All Sky Survey. This object, 2MASSI J0559191-140448, is the first brown dwarf identified by the newly commissioned CorMASS instrument mounted on the Palomar 60-inch Telescope. Near-infrared spectra from 0.9 - 2.35 $\micron$ show characteristic CH$_4$ bands at 1.1, 1.3, 1.6, and 2.2 $\micron$, which are significantly shallower than those seen in other T dwarfs discovered to date. Coupled with the detection of an FeH band at 0.9896 $\micron$ and two sets of K I doublets at J-band, we propose that 2MASS J0559-14 is a warm T dwarf, close to the transition between L and T spectral classes. The brightness of this object makes it a good candidate for detailed investigation over a broad wavelength regime and at higher resolution.

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