Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-04-03
Astrophys.J.664:1167-1175,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted to ApJ; 11 pages, 6 figures in emulateapj format
Scientific paper
10.1086/518826
We present photometric, astrometric, and spectroscopic observations of USco160611.9-193532 AB, a candidate ultrawide (~1600 AU), low-mass (M_tot~0.4 M_sun) multiple system in the nearby OB association Upper Scorpius. We conclude that both components are young, comoving members of the association; we also present high-resolution observations which show that the primary is itself a close binary system. If the Aab and B components are gravitationally bound, the system would fall into the small class of young multiple systems which have unusually wide separations as compared to field systems of similar mass. However, we demonstrate that physical association can not be assumed purely on probabilistic grounds for any individual candidate system in this separation range. Analysis of the association's two-point correlation function shows that there is a significant probability (25%) that at least one pair of low-mass association members will be separated in projection by <15", so analysis of the wide binary population in Upper Sco will require a systematic search for all wide systems; the detection of another such pair would represent an excess at the 98% confidence level.
Hillenbrand Lynne A.
Kraus Adam L.
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