VLTI/GRAVITY Provides Evidence the Young, Substellar Companion HD 136164 Ab Formed Like a “Failed Star”

Young, low-mass brown dwarfs orbiting early-type stars, with low mass ratios ( q ≲ 0.01), appear to be intrinsically rare and present a formation dilemma: could a handful of these objects be the highest-mass outcomes of “planetary” formation channels (bottom up within a protoplanetary disk), or are...

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Main Authors: William O. Balmer, L. Pueyo, S. Lacour, J. J. Wang, T. Stolker, J. Kammerer, N. Pourré, M. Nowak, E. Rickman, S. Blunt, A. Sivaramakrishnan, D. Sing, K. Wagner, G.-D. Marleau, A.-M. Lagrange, R. Abuter, A. Amorim, R. Asensio-Torres, J.-P. Berger, H. Beust, A. Boccaletti, A. Bohn, M. Bonnefoy, H. Bonnet, M. S. Bordoni, G. Bourdarot, W. Brandner, F. Cantalloube, P. Caselli, B. Charnay, G. Chauvin, A. Chavez, E. Choquet, V. Christiaens, Y. Clénet, V. Coudé du Foresto, A. Cridland, R. Davies, R. Dembet, A. Drescher, G. Duvert, A. Eckart, F. Eisenhauer, N. M. Förster Schreiber, P. Garcia, R. Garcia Lopez, E. Gendron, R. Genzel, S. Gillessen, J. H. Girard, S. Grant, X. Haubois, G. Heißel, Th. Henning, S. Hinkley, S. Hippler, M. Houllé, Z. Hubert, L. Jocou, M. Keppler, P. Kervella, L. Kreidberg, N. T. Kurtovic, V. Lapeyrère, J.-B. Le Bouquin, P. Léna, D. Lutz, A.-L. Maire, F. Mang, A. Mérand, P. Mollière, C. Mordasini, D. Mouillet, E. Nasedkin, T. Ott, G. P. P. L. Otten, C. Paladini, T. Paumard, K. Perraut, G. Perrin, O. Pfuhl, D. C. Ribeiro, L. Rodet, Z. Rustamkulov, J. Shangguan, T. Shimizu, C. Straubmeier, E. Sturm, L. J. Tacconi, A. Vigan, F. Vincent, K. Ward-Duong, F. Widmann, T. Winterhalder, J. Woillez, S. Yazici, the GRAVITY Collaboration
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author William O. Balmer
L. Pueyo
S. Lacour
J. J. Wang
T. Stolker
J. Kammerer
N. Pourré
M. Nowak
E. Rickman
S. Blunt
A. Sivaramakrishnan
D. Sing
K. Wagner
G.-D. Marleau
A.-M. Lagrange
R. Abuter
A. Amorim
R. Asensio-Torres
J.-P. Berger
H. Beust
A. Boccaletti
A. Bohn
M. Bonnefoy
H. Bonnet
M. S. Bordoni
G. Bourdarot
W. Brandner
F. Cantalloube
P. Caselli
B. Charnay
G. Chauvin
A. Chavez
E. Choquet
V. Christiaens
Y. Clénet
V. Coudé du Foresto
A. Cridland
R. Davies
R. Dembet
A. Drescher
G. Duvert
A. Eckart
F. Eisenhauer
N. M. Förster Schreiber
P. Garcia
R. Garcia Lopez
E. Gendron
R. Genzel
S. Gillessen
J. H. Girard
S. Grant
X. Haubois
G. Heißel
Th. Henning
S. Hinkley
S. Hippler
M. Houllé
Z. Hubert
L. Jocou
M. Keppler
P. Kervella
L. Kreidberg
N. T. Kurtovic
V. Lapeyrère
J.-B. Le Bouquin
P. Léna
D. Lutz
A.-L. Maire
F. Mang
A. Mérand
P. Mollière
C. Mordasini
D. Mouillet
E. Nasedkin
T. Ott
G. P. P. L. Otten
C. Paladini
T. Paumard
K. Perraut
G. Perrin
O. Pfuhl
D. C. Ribeiro
L. Rodet
Z. Rustamkulov
J. Shangguan
T. Shimizu
C. Straubmeier
E. Sturm
L. J. Tacconi
A. Vigan
F. Vincent
K. Ward-Duong
F. Widmann
T. Winterhalder
J. Woillez
S. Yazici
the GRAVITY Collaboration
author_facet William O. Balmer
L. Pueyo
S. Lacour
J. J. Wang
T. Stolker
J. Kammerer
N. Pourré
M. Nowak
E. Rickman
S. Blunt
A. Sivaramakrishnan
D. Sing
K. Wagner
G.-D. Marleau
A.-M. Lagrange
R. Abuter
A. Amorim
R. Asensio-Torres
J.-P. Berger
H. Beust
A. Boccaletti
A. Bohn
M. Bonnefoy
H. Bonnet
M. S. Bordoni
G. Bourdarot
W. Brandner
F. Cantalloube
P. Caselli
B. Charnay
G. Chauvin
A. Chavez
E. Choquet
V. Christiaens
Y. Clénet
V. Coudé du Foresto
A. Cridland
R. Davies
R. Dembet
A. Drescher
G. Duvert
A. Eckart
F. Eisenhauer
N. M. Förster Schreiber
P. Garcia
R. Garcia Lopez
E. Gendron
R. Genzel
S. Gillessen
J. H. Girard
S. Grant
X. Haubois
G. Heißel
Th. Henning
S. Hinkley
S. Hippler
M. Houllé
Z. Hubert
L. Jocou
M. Keppler
P. Kervella
L. Kreidberg
N. T. Kurtovic
V. Lapeyrère
J.-B. Le Bouquin
P. Léna
D. Lutz
A.-L. Maire
F. Mang
A. Mérand
P. Mollière
C. Mordasini
D. Mouillet
E. Nasedkin
T. Ott
G. P. P. L. Otten
C. Paladini
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K. Perraut
G. Perrin
O. Pfuhl
D. C. Ribeiro
L. Rodet
Z. Rustamkulov
J. Shangguan
T. Shimizu
C. Straubmeier
E. Sturm
L. J. Tacconi
A. Vigan
F. Vincent
K. Ward-Duong
F. Widmann
T. Winterhalder
J. Woillez
S. Yazici
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description Young, low-mass brown dwarfs orbiting early-type stars, with low mass ratios ( q ≲ 0.01), appear to be intrinsically rare and present a formation dilemma: could a handful of these objects be the highest-mass outcomes of “planetary” formation channels (bottom up within a protoplanetary disk), or are they more representative of the lowest-mass “failed binaries” (formed via disk fragmentation or core fragmentation)? Additionally, their orbits can yield model-independent dynamical masses, and when paired with wide wavelength coverage and accurate system age estimates, can constrain evolutionary models in a regime where the models have a wide dispersion depending on the initial conditions. We present new interferometric observations of the 16 Myr substellar companion HD 136164 Ab (HIP 75056 Ab) made with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI)/GRAVITY and an updated orbit fit including proper motion measurements from the Hipparcos–Gaia Catalog of Accelerations. We estimate a dynamical mass of 35 ± 10 M _J ( q ∼ 0.02), making HD 136164 Ab the youngest substellar companion with a dynamical mass estimate. The new mass and newly constrained orbital eccentricity ( e = 0.44 ± 0.03) and separation (22.5 ± 1 au) could indicate that the companion formed via the low-mass tail of the initial mass function. Our atmospheric fit to a SPHINX M-dwarf model grid suggests a subsolar C/O ratio of 0.45 and 3 × solar metallicity, which could indicate formation in a circumstellar disk via disk fragmentation. Either way, the revised mass estimate likely excludes bottom-up formation via core accretion in a circumstellar disk. HD 136164 Ab joins a select group of young substellar objects with dynamical mass estimates; epoch astrometry from future Gaia data releases will constrain the dynamical mass of this crucial object further.
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Vigan89https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5902-7828F. Vincent90https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3855-0708K. Ward-Duong91https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4479-8291F. Widmann92T. Winterhalder93J. Woillez94https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2958-4738S. Yazici95the GRAVITY CollaborationDepartment of Physics & Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University , 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA ; wbalmer1@jhu.edu; Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USASpace Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USALESIA, Observatoire de Paris, PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université , Université de Paris, 5 Place Janssen, F-92195 Meudon, France; European Southern Observatory , Karl-Schwarzschild-Straße 2, D-85748 Garching, GermanyCenter for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University , Evanston, IL 60208, USALeiden Observatory, Leiden University , P.O. 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GermanyInstitute of Physics, University of Cologne , Zülpicher Straße 77, D-50937 Cologne, GermanyMax Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics , Giessenbachstraße 1, D-85748 Garching, GermanyMax Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics , Giessenbachstraße 1, D-85748 Garching, GermanyAix Marseille University , CNRS, CNES, LAM, Marseille, FranceLESIA, Observatoire de Paris, PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université , Université de Paris, 5 Place Janssen, F-92195 Meudon, FranceDepartment of Astronomy, Smith College , Northampton, MA 01063, USAMax Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics , Giessenbachstraße 1, D-85748 Garching, GermanyEuropean Southern Observatory , Karl-Schwarzschild-Straße 2, D-85748 Garching, GermanyEuropean Southern Observatory , Karl-Schwarzschild-Straße 2, D-85748 Garching, GermanyMax Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics , Giessenbachstraße 1, D-85748 Garching, GermanyYoung, low-mass brown dwarfs orbiting early-type stars, with low mass ratios ( q ≲ 0.01), appear to be intrinsically rare and present a formation dilemma: could a handful of these objects be the highest-mass outcomes of “planetary” formation channels (bottom up within a protoplanetary disk), or are they more representative of the lowest-mass “failed binaries” (formed via disk fragmentation or core fragmentation)? Additionally, their orbits can yield model-independent dynamical masses, and when paired with wide wavelength coverage and accurate system age estimates, can constrain evolutionary models in a regime where the models have a wide dispersion depending on the initial conditions. We present new interferometric observations of the 16 Myr substellar companion HD 136164 Ab (HIP 75056 Ab) made with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI)/GRAVITY and an updated orbit fit including proper motion measurements from the Hipparcos–Gaia Catalog of Accelerations. We estimate a dynamical mass of 35 ± 10 M _J ( q ∼ 0.02), making HD 136164 Ab the youngest substellar companion with a dynamical mass estimate. The new mass and newly constrained orbital eccentricity ( e = 0.44 ± 0.03) and separation (22.5 ± 1 au) could indicate that the companion formed via the low-mass tail of the initial mass function. Our atmospheric fit to a SPHINX M-dwarf model grid suggests a subsolar C/O ratio of 0.45 and 3 × solar metallicity, which could indicate formation in a circumstellar disk via disk fragmentation. Either way, the revised mass estimate likely excludes bottom-up formation via core accretion in a circumstellar disk. HD 136164 Ab joins a select group of young substellar objects with dynamical mass estimates; epoch astrometry from future Gaia data releases will constrain the dynamical mass of this crucial object further.https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ad1689Brown dwarfsSubstellar companion starsOrbit determinationOrbits
spellingShingle William O. Balmer
L. Pueyo
S. Lacour
J. J. Wang
T. Stolker
J. Kammerer
N. Pourré
M. Nowak
E. Rickman
S. Blunt
A. Sivaramakrishnan
D. Sing
K. Wagner
G.-D. Marleau
A.-M. Lagrange
R. Abuter
A. Amorim
R. Asensio-Torres
J.-P. Berger
H. Beust
A. Boccaletti
A. Bohn
M. Bonnefoy
H. Bonnet
M. S. Bordoni
G. Bourdarot
W. Brandner
F. Cantalloube
P. Caselli
B. Charnay
G. Chauvin
A. Chavez
E. Choquet
V. Christiaens
Y. Clénet
V. Coudé du Foresto
A. Cridland
R. Davies
R. Dembet
A. Drescher
G. Duvert
A. Eckart
F. Eisenhauer
N. M. Förster Schreiber
P. Garcia
R. Garcia Lopez
E. Gendron
R. Genzel
S. Gillessen
J. H. Girard
S. Grant
X. Haubois
G. Heißel
Th. Henning
S. Hinkley
S. Hippler
M. Houllé
Z. Hubert
L. Jocou
M. Keppler
P. Kervella
L. Kreidberg
N. T. Kurtovic
V. Lapeyrère
J.-B. Le Bouquin
P. Léna
D. Lutz
A.-L. Maire
F. Mang
A. Mérand
P. Mollière
C. Mordasini
D. Mouillet
E. Nasedkin
T. Ott
G. P. P. L. Otten
C. Paladini
T. Paumard
K. Perraut
G. Perrin
O. Pfuhl
D. C. Ribeiro
L. Rodet
Z. Rustamkulov
J. Shangguan
T. Shimizu
C. Straubmeier
E. Sturm
L. J. Tacconi
A. Vigan
F. Vincent
K. Ward-Duong
F. Widmann
T. Winterhalder
J. Woillez
S. Yazici
the GRAVITY Collaboration
VLTI/GRAVITY Provides Evidence the Young, Substellar Companion HD 136164 Ab Formed Like a “Failed Star”
Brown dwarfs
Substellar companion stars
Orbit determination
Orbits
title VLTI/GRAVITY Provides Evidence the Young, Substellar Companion HD 136164 Ab Formed Like a “Failed Star”
title_full VLTI/GRAVITY Provides Evidence the Young, Substellar Companion HD 136164 Ab Formed Like a “Failed Star”
title_fullStr VLTI/GRAVITY Provides Evidence the Young, Substellar Companion HD 136164 Ab Formed Like a “Failed Star”
title_full_unstemmed VLTI/GRAVITY Provides Evidence the Young, Substellar Companion HD 136164 Ab Formed Like a “Failed Star”
title_short VLTI/GRAVITY Provides Evidence the Young, Substellar Companion HD 136164 Ab Formed Like a “Failed Star”
title_sort vlti gravity provides evidence the young substellar companion hd 136164 ab formed like a failed star
topic Brown dwarfs
Substellar companion stars
Orbit determination
Orbits
url https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ad1689
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