Ultracool dwarf candidates from machine-learning Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Brooks H.
  2. Caselden D.
  3. Kirkpatrick J.D.
  4. Raghu Y.
  5. Elachi C.A.,Grigorian J.
  6. Trek A.
  7. Washburn A.
  8. Higashimura H.
  9. Meisner A.M.,Schneider A.C.
  10. Faherty J.K.
  11. Marocco F.
  12. Gelino C.R.
  13. Gagne J.,Bickle T.P.
  14. Tang S.-Y.
  15. Rothermich A.
  16. Burgasser A.J.
  17. Kuchner M.J.,Beaulieu P.
  18. Bell J.
  19. Colin G.
  20. Colombo G.
  21. Dereveanco A.
  22. Flores D.P.,Glebov K.
  23. Gramaize L.
  24. Hamlet L.
  25. Hinckley K.
  26. Kabatnik M.
  27. Kiwy F.,Martin D.W.
  28. Palma Mendez R.F.
  29. Pendrill B.
  30. Ruiz L.
  31. Sanchez J.,Sainio A.
  32. Schumann J.
  33. Schonau M.
  34. Tanner C.
  35. Stevnbak N.
  36. Stenner A.,Thevenot M.
  37. Thakur V.
  38. Voloshin N.V.
  39. Wedracki Z.,The Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Collaboration
  40. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

We present the discovery of 118 new ultracool dwarf candidates, discovered using a new machine-learning tool, named SMDET, applied to time-series images from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. We gathered photometric and astrometric data to estimate each candidate's spectral type, distance, and tangential velocity. This sample has a photometrically estimated spectral class distribution of 28 M dwarfs, 64 L dwarfs, and 18 T dwarfs. We also identify a T-subdwarf candidate, two extreme T-subdwarf candidates, and two candidate young ultracool dwarfs. Five objects did not have enough photometric data for any estimations to be made. To validate our estimated spectral types, spectra were collected for two objects, yielding confirmed spectral types of T5 (estimated T5) and T3 (estimated T4). Demonstrating the effectiveness of machine-learning tools as a new large-scale discovery technique.

Keywords
  1. astronomical-models
  2. photometry
  3. classification
  4. visible-astronomy
  5. infrared-astronomy
  6. brown-dwarfs
  7. dwarf-stars
  8. subdwarf-stars
  9. m-stars
  10. l-dwarfs
  11. stellar-spectral-types
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2024AJ....168..211B
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IVOA Identifier IVOID
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/168/211

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History

2025-07-07T08:22:39Z
Resource record created
2025-07-07T08:22:39Z
Created
2025-07-17T08:30:40Z
Updated

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