SCR 1845−6357
SCR 1845−6357 is a binary system, 13.1 light-years (4.0 parsecs) away in the constellation Pavo. The primary is a faint red dwarf. It has a brown dwarf companion. The primary red dwarf was discovered in 2004 by Hambly et al., while the secondary brown dwarf was later discovered in 2006.
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Artist's impression of the SCR 1845-6357 stellar system
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SCR 1845–6357, right bottom
System
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The primary, SCR 1845−6357A, is a faint (apparent magnitude 17.4) ultra-cool red dwarf with a mass of about 7% of the Sun's. However, the measurements are still preliminary and are subject to change.
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This star has been found to possess a brown dwarf companion, designated SCR 1845-6357B. The companion, classified as a T-dwarf, has an observed projected distance of 4.1 AU, an estimated mass between 40 and 50 times the mass of Jupiter, and an estimated effective temperature of 950 K. The brown dwarf has a near-IR J-band magnitude of 13.26.
See also
References
- ^ Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ "SCR J1845-6357". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Kasper, Markus; Biller, Beth A.; Burrows, Adam; Brandner, Wolfgang; Budaj, Jano; Close, Laird M. (August 2007). "The very nearby M/T dwarf binary SCR 1845-6357". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 471 (2): 655–659. arXiv:0706.3824. Bibcode:2007A&A...471..655K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20077881.
- ^ Chris Gelino; Davy Kirkpatrick; Adam Burgasser. "DwarfArchives.org: Photometry, spectroscopy, and astrometry of M, L, and T dwarfs". caltech.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2012-06-10. (main page) Archived 2019-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cifuentes, C.; Caballero, J. A.; Cortés-Contreras, M.; Montes, D.; Abellán, F. J.; Dorda, R.; Holgado, G.; Zapatero Osorio, M. R.; Morales, J. C.; Amado, P. J.; Passegger, V. M.; Quirrenbach, A.; Reiners, A.; Ribas, I.; Sanz-Forcada, J. (2020-10-01). "CARMENES input catalogue of M dwarfs. V. Luminosities, colours, and spectral energy distributions". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 642: A115. arXiv:2007.15077. Bibcode:2020A&A...642A.115C. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202038295. ISSN 0004-6361.
- ^ Vigan, A.; Bonnefoy, M.; Chauvin, G.; Moutou, C.; Montagnier, G. (2012-04-01). "High-contrast spectroscopy of SCR J1845-6357 B". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 540: A131. arXiv:1204.0241. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201118426. ISSN 0004-6361.
- ^ Observed projected distance computed from parallax and observed angular distance.
- ^ Golovin, Alex; Reffert, Sabine; Just, Andreas; Jordan, Stefan; Vani, Akash; Jahreiß, Hartmut (November 2022). "The Fifth Catalogue of Nearby Stars (CNS5)". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 670: A19. arXiv:2211.01449. Bibcode:2023A&A...670A..19G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202244250. S2CID 253264922. Catalogue can be accessed here.
- ^ Hambly, Nigel C.; Henry, Todd J.; Subasavage, John P.; Brown, Misty A.; Jao, Wei-Chun (2004). "The Solar Neighborhood. VIII. Discovery of New High Proper Motion Nearby Stars Using the SuperCOSMOS Sky Survey". The Astronomical Journal. 128 (1): 437–447. arXiv:astro-ph/0404265. Bibcode:2004AJ....128..437H. doi:10.1086/421748. S2CID 9586813.
- ^ Biller, B. A.; Kasper, M.; et al. (April 2006). "Discovery of a Brown Dwarf Very Close to the Sun: A Methane-rich Brown Dwarf Companion to the Low-Mass Star SCR 1845-6357". The Astrophysical Journal. 641 (2): L141–L144. arXiv:astro-ph/0601440. Bibcode:2006ApJ...641L.141B. doi:10.1086/504256.
- ^ "THE ONE HUNDRED NEAREST STAR SYSTEMS". Research Consortium On Nearby Stars. Georgia State University. January 1, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
External links
- New Objects within 20 light-years at SolStation.
- SCR 1845−6357