Near-Infrared Multi-Band Photometry of the Substellar Companion GJ 758 B

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2010-11-24

arxiv.org/abs/1011.5505v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

10 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ Letters. New version: Corrected a few numbers in the astrometry section (

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GJ 758 B is a cold (~600K) companion to a Sun-like star at 29 AU projected separation, which was recently detected with high-contrast imaging. Here we present photometry of the companion in seven photometric bands from Subaru/HiCIAO, Gemini/NIRI and Keck/NIRC2, providing a rich sampling of the spectral energy distribution in the 1-5 micron wavelength range. A clear detection at 1.58 micron combined with an upper limit at 1.69 micron shows methane absorption in the atmosphere of the companion. The mass of the companion remains uncertain, but an updated age estimate indicates that the most likely mass range is ~30-40 Mjup. In addition, we present an updated astrometric analysis that imposes tighter constraints on GJ 758 B's orbit and identifies the proposed second candidate companion, "GJ 758 C", as a background star.

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