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2014AJ....148....6G - Astron. J., 148, 6 (2014/July-0)

WISEP J061135.13-041024.0 AB: a J-band flux reversal binary at the L/T transition.

GELINO C.R., SMART R.L., MAROCCO F., KIRKPATRICK J.D., CUSHING M.C., MACE G., MENDEZ R.A., TINNEY C.G. and JONES H.R.A.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present Keck II laser guide star adaptive optics observations of the brown dwarf WISEP J061135.13-041024.0 showing it is a binary with a component separation of 0.''4. This system is one of the six known resolved binaries in which the magnitude differences between the components show a reversal in sign between the Y/J band and the H/K bands. Deconvolution of the composite spectrum results in a best-fit binary solution with L9 and T1.5 components. We also present a preliminary parallax placing the system at a distance of 21.2±1.3 pc. Using the distance and resolved magnitudes we are able to place WISEP J061135.13-041024.0 AB on a color-absolute magnitude diagram, showing that this system contributes to the well-known "J-band bump" and the components' properties appear similar to other late-type L and early-type T dwarfs. Fitting our data to a set of cloudy atmosphere models suggests the system has an age >1 Gyr with WISE 0611-0410 A having an effective temperature (Teff) of 1275-1325 K and mass of 64-65 MJup, and WISE 0611-0410 B having Teff= 1075-1115 K and mass 40-65 MJup.

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Journal keyword(s): binaries: general - brown dwarfs - stars: fundamental parameters - stars: individual: WISEP J061135.13-041024.0 - stars: low-mass

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