Bibcode
Brandner, W.; Stumpf, M.; Köhler, R.; Joergens, V.; Hormuth, F.; Geißler, K.; Goldman, B.; Henning, T.; Bouy, H.; Martin, E.
Referencia bibliográfica
Highlights of Astronomy, Volume 15, p. 757-757
Fecha de publicación:
11
2010
Número de citas
0
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Descripción
Astrometric observations of binary brown dwarfs yield dynamical masses
of the components independently of theoretical models. We give an update
on our long-term high-resolution spectroscopic and photometric
monitoring programme of spatially resolved binary brown dwarfs using
ground-based adaptive optics and the Hubble Space Telescope. We present
current orbital fits, including refined dynamical mass estimate of the
Kelu-1 AB system. The results seem to support the previously reported
trend that evolutionary and atmospheric models might underestimate the
mass of very-low-mass stars and brown dwarfs.