Keck/NIRES spectrum for CWISE J105512.11+544328.3 Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Robbins G.
  2. Meisner A.M.
  3. Schneider A.C.
  4. Burgasser A.J.,Kirkpatrick J.D.
  5. Gagne J.
  6. Hsu C.-C.
  7. Moranta L.
  8. Casewell S.,Marocco F.
  9. Gerasimov R.
  10. Faherty J.K.
  11. Kuchner M.J.
  12. Caselden D.,Cushing M.C.
  13. Alejandro S.
  14. The Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Collaboration,The Backyard Worlds: Cool Neighbors Collaboration
  15. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

Y dwarfs, the coolest known spectral class of brown dwarfs, overlap in mass and temperature with giant exoplanets, providing unique laboratories for studying low-temperature atmospheres. However, only a fraction of Y dwarf candidates have been spectroscopically confirmed. We present Keck/NIRES near-infrared spectroscopy of the nearby (d~6-8pc) brown dwarf CWISE J105512.11+544328.3. Although its near-infrared spectrum aligns best with the Y0 standard in the J band, no standard matches well across the full YJHK wavelength range. The CWISE J105512.11+544328.3 NH3-H=0.427+/-0.0012 and CH4-J=0.0385+/-0.0007 absorption indices and absolute Spitzer [4.5] magnitude of 15.18+/-0.22 are also indicative of an early-Y dwarf rather than a late-T dwarf. CWISE J105512.11+544328.3 additionally exhibits the bluest Spitzer [3.6]-[4.5] color among all spectroscopically confirmed Y dwarfs. Despite this anomalously blue Spitzer color given its low luminosity, CWISE J105512.11+544328.3 does not show other clear kinematic or spectral indications of low metallicity. Atmospheric model comparisons yield a log(g)<=4.5 and Teff~500+/-150K for this source. We classify CWISE J105512.11+544328.3 as a Y0 (pec) dwarf, adding to the remarkable diversity of the Y-type population. JWST spectroscopy would be crucial to understanding the origin of this Y dwarf's unusual preference for low-gravity models and blue 3-5{mu}m color.

Keywords
  1. y-dwarfs
  2. brown-dwarfs
  3. infrared-astronomy
  4. spectroscopy
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2023ApJ...958...94R
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2026-02-23T08:28:44Z
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