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|a Gelino, Christopher R.
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|a MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
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|a Burgasser, Adam J.
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|a 2MASS J20261584-2943124: AN UNRESOLVED L0.5 + T6 SPECTRAL BINARY
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|a We identify the L dwarf 2MASS J20261584-2943124 as an unresolved spectral binary, based on low-resolution, near-infrared spectroscopy from IRTF/SpeX. The data reveal a peculiar absorption feature at 1.6 μm, previously noted in the spectra of other very low-mass spectral binaries, which likely arises from overlapping FeH and CH[subscript 4] absorption bands in the blended light of an L dwarf/T dwarf pair. Spectral template matching analysis indicates component types of L0.5 and T6, with relative brightness ΔH = 4.2 ± 0.6. Laser guide star adaptive optics imaging observations with Keck/NIRC2 fail to resolve the source, indicating a maximum separation at the observing epoch of 0['' over .]25, or a projected separation of 9 AU assuming a distance of 36 ± 5 pc. With an age that is likely to be relatively older ([> over ~]5 Gyr) based on the system's large V [subscript tan] and mass ratio arguments, the relative motion of the potentially "massive" (0.06-0.08 M [subscript ☉]) components of 2MASS J2026-2943 may be detectable through radial velocity variations, like its earlier-type counterpart 2MASS J03202839-0446358 (M8+T5), providing dynamical mass measurements that span the hydrogen burning limit.
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|t The Astronomical Journal
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