Abstract
The binary nature of the M8.5 dwarf DENIS J063001.4−184014AB (DE0630−18) was discovered with astrometric monitoring from the ground, which determined the unresolved photocentric orbit and the trigonometric parallax of the system. Here we present radial velocity monitoring and resolved observations in the near-infrared with Keck aperture masking that allows us to measure the system’s relative separation and brightness. By combining all available information, we determine the individual dynamical masses of the binary components to be M1=0.052+0.009−0.008MSun and M2=0.052+0.005−0.004MSun, both firmly in the substellar regime. These masses are surprising, given the object’s M8.5 optical spectral type and equivalent absolute magnitude, and the significant difference in brightness between the components (ΔK = 1.74 ± 0.06 mag). Our results suggest that DE0630−18 is a relatively young system (∼200 Myr) with a secondary component that is itself a potentially unresolved binary.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5453-5461 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Volume | 500 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 18 Nov 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2021 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- astro-ph.SR