Low-mass and brown dwarfs have recently been found as wide companions to many nearby stars, formerly believed to be single. Wide binaries are usually found as common proper motion pairs. Sometimes, more than two objects share the same large proper motion, identifying them as nearby systems. We have found a third, low-mass component to a known wide

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Extensive spectroscopic studies of stars with and without planets have concluded that stars hosting planets are significantly more metal-rich than those without planets. More subtle trends of different chemical elements begin to appear as the number of detected extrasolar planetary systems continues to grow. I review our current knowledge

We explore possible correlations between light profile shapes, as parameterized by the Sérsic index n or the concentration index Cre(1/3), and relevant stellar population parameters in early-type galaxies. Mean luminosity-weighted ages, metallicities, and abundance ratios were obtained from spectra of very high signal-to-noise ratio and stellar

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