arXiv Open Access 2020

The Y dwarf population with HST: unlocking the secrets of our coolest neighbours -- I. Overview & First astrometric results

Clemence Fontanive Luigi R. Bedin Daniella C. Bardalez Gagliuffi
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In this paper we present our project that aims at determining accurate distances and proper motions for the Y brown dwarf population using the Hubble Space Telescope. We validate the program with our first results, using a single new epoch of observations of the Y0pec dwarf WISE J163940.83$-$684738.6. These new data allowed us to refine its proper motion and improve the accuracy of its parallax by a factor of three compared to previous determinations, now constrained to $\varpi = 211.11 \pm 0.56$ mas. This newly derived absolute parallax corresponds to a distance of $4.737 \pm 0.013$ pc, an exquisite and unprecedented precision for faint ultracool Y dwarfs.

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Clemence Fontanive

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Luigi R. Bedin

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Daniella C. Bardalez Gagliuffi

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Fontanive, C., Bedin, L.R., Gagliuffi, D.C.B. (2020). The Y dwarf population with HST: unlocking the secrets of our coolest neighbours -- I. Overview & First astrometric results. https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.13873

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