Discovery of Four Field Methane (T-type) Dwarfs with 2MASS

Burgasser, A.; Kirkpatrick, J. D.; Brown, M. E.; Reid, I. Neil; Gizis, J. E.; Dahn, C. C.; Monet,  D.G.; Beichman, C. A.; Liebert, J.; Cutri, R. M.; Skrutskie, M. F.

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Discovery of Four Field Methane (T-type) Dwarfs with 2MASS

Burgasser, A.; Kirkpatrick, J. D.; Brown, M. E.; Reid, I. Neil; Gizis, J. E.; Dahn, C. C.; Monet, D.G.; Beichman, C. A.; Liebert, J.; Cutri, R. M.; Skrutskie, M. F.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2014/17855

Date: 1999-07

Citation: Astrophysical Journal Letters
USA

Abstract:

We report the discovery of four field methane (T-type) brown dwarfs using 2MASS survey data. One additional methane dwarf, previously discovered by SDSS, was also identified.

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