NLTT 41135: A FIELD M DWARF + BROWN DWARF ECLIPSING BINARY IN A TRIPLE SYSTEM, DISCOVERED BY THE MEARTH OBSERVATORY

NLTT 41135: A FIELD M DWARF + BROWN DWARF ECLIPSING BINARY IN A TRIPLE SYSTEM, DISCOVERED BY THE MEARTH OBSERVATORY

We report the discovery of an eclipsing companion to NLTT 41135, a nearby M5 dwarf that was already known to have a wider, slightly more massive common proper motion companion, NLTT 41136, at 2".4 separation. Analysis of combined-light and RV curves of the system indicates that NLTT 41135B is a...

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Main Authors: Irwin, Jonathan (Author), Buchhave, Lars (Author), Berta, Zachory K. (Author), Charbonneau, David (Author), Latham, David W. (Author), Burke, Christopher J. (Author), Esquerdo, Gilbert A. (Author), Everett, Mark E. (Author), Holman, Matthew J. (Author), Nutzman, Philip (Author), Berlind, Perry (Author), Calkins, Michael L. (Author), Falco, Emilio E. (Author), Johnson, John A. (Author), Gazak, J. Zachary (Author), Winn, Joshua Nathan (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor), Winn, Joshua N. (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: American Astronomical Society/IOP Publishing, 2018-06-21T13:34:25Z.
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