NIR spectra of 2 extreme T-type subdwarfs Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Schneider A.C.
  2. Burgasser A.J.
  3. Gerasimov R.
  4. Marocco F.
  5. Gagne J.,Goodman S.
  6. Beaulieu P.
  7. Pendrill W.
  8. Rothermich A.
  9. Sainio A.,Kuchner M.J.
  10. Caselden D.
  11. Meisner A.M.
  12. Faherty J.K.
  13. Mamajek E.E.,Hsu C.-C.
  14. Greco J.J.
  15. Cushing M.C.
  16. Kirkpatrick J.D.,Bardalez-Gagliuffi D.
  17. Logsdon S.E.
  18. Allers K.
  19. Debes J.H.
  20. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

We present the discoveries of WISEAJ041451.67-585456.7 and WISEAJ181006.18-101000.5, two low-temperature (1200-1400K), high proper motion T-type subdwarfs. Both objects were discovered via their high proper motion (>0.5yr^-1^); WISEA J181006.18-101000.5 as part of the NEOWISE proper motion survey and WISEA J041451.67-585456.7 as part of the citizen science project Backyard Worlds; Planet 9. We have confirmed both as brown dwarfs with follow-up near-infrared spectroscopy. Their spectra and near-infrared colors are unique among known brown dwarfs, with some colors consistent with L-type brown dwarfs and other colors resembling those of the latest-type T dwarfs. While no forward model consistently reproduces the features seen in their near-infrared spectra, the closest matches suggest very low metallicities ([Fe/H]<=-1), making these objects likely the first examples of extreme subdwarfs of the T spectral class (esdT). WISEAJ041451.67-585456.7 and WISEA J181006.18-101000.5 are found to be part of a small population of objects that occupy the "substellar transition zone", and have the lowest masses and effective temperatures of all objects in this group.

Keywords
  1. infrared-astronomy
  2. spectroscopy
  3. t-dwarfs
  4. brown-dwarfs
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2020ApJ...898...77S
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doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.18980077

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2021-12-13T11:07:36Z
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2021-12-13T11:07:36Z
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