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view Abstract Citations (63) References (31) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Infrared detection of a close cool companion to Van Biesbroeck 8. McCarthy, D. W., Jr. ; Probst, R. G. ; Low, F. J. Abstract The authors have detected, via infrared speckle interferometry, a cool object 1arcsec from the very low-luminosity star VB 8, 3 mag fainter than VB 8 at 2.2 μm. Measurements at 1.6 and 2.2 μm give Te = 1360K and (assuming a physical association) R = 0.09 R_sun;, L = 3×10-5L_sun;, consistent with a substellar brown dwarf. These observations may constitute the first direct detection of an extrasolar planet. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: March 1985 DOI: 10.1086/184432 Bibcode: 1985ApJ...290L...9M Keywords: Companion Stars; Cool Stars; Extrasolar Planets; Infrared Stars; Late Stars; Stellar Mass; Astrometry; Brown Dwarf Stars; Infrared Interferometers; Astrophysics full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (3)
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