Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-02-27
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
7 pages, final version, accepted for publication (A&A)
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20054079
We present here the detection of a brown dwarf orbiting the A9V star HD180777. The radial velocity measurements, obtained with the ELODIE echelle spectrograph at the Haute-Provence Observatory, show a main variation with a period of 28.4 days. Assuming a primary mass of 1.7 Mo, the best Keplerian fit to the data leads to a minimum mass of 25 MJup for the companion (the true mass could be significantly higher). We also show that, after substraction of the Keplerian solution from the radial velocity measurements, the residual radial velocities are related to phenomena intrinsic to the star, namely pulsations with typical periods of Gamma Dor stars. These results show that in some cases, it is possible to disentangle radial velocity variations due to a low mass companion from variations intrinsic to the observed star.
Beuzit Jean Luc
Galland Franck
Lagrange Anne Marie
Mayor Marcel
Pepe Francesco
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