The Nearest Isolated Member of the TW Hydrae Association is a Giant Planet Analog
@article{Kellogg2016TheNI, title={The Nearest Isolated Member of the TW Hydrae Association is a Giant Planet Analog}, author={Kendra Kellogg and Stanimir Metchev and Jonathan Gagn{\'e} and Jacqueline K. Faherty}, journal={arXiv: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics}, year={2016} }
In a recent search for unusually red L and T dwarfs, we identified 2MASS J11193254-1137466 as a likely young L7 dwarf and potential member of the TW Hydrae association. We present spectra that confirm the youth of this object. We also measure a radial velocity of 8.5 +/- 3.3 km/s that, together with the sky position, proper motion and photometric distance, results in a 92% probability of membership in the TW Hydrae association, with a calibrated field contamination probability of 0.0005% using…
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