• DOI:10.3847/2041-8205/821/1/L15
Corpus ID: 119289711

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 S. Metchev and J. Gagn{\'e} and J. Faherty},
  journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
  year={2016},
  volume={821}
}

Kendra Kellogg, S. Metchev, +1 author J. Faherty

Published 2016

Physics

The Astrophysical Journal

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… CONTINUE READING

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