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Article Dans Une Revue The Astronomical Journal Année : 2005

A Possible Third Component in the L Dwarf Binary System DENIS-P J020529.0-115925 Discovered with the Hubble Space Telescope

H. Bouy
E. L. Martín
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W. Brandner

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We present results showing that the multiple system DENIS-P J020529.0-115925 is likely to be a triple system of very low mass stars and brown dwarfs. The secondary of this previously known binary system shows a clear elongation on six images obtained at six different epochs. Significant residuals remain after point-spread function (PSF) subtraction on these images, which is characteristic of multiplicity and indicates that the secondary is probably a double itself. Dual-PSF fitting shows that the shape of the secondary is consistent with that of a binary system. These measurements show that the probability that DENIS-P J020529.0-115925 is a triple system is very high. The photometric and spectroscopic properties of the system are consistent with the presence of three components, with spectral types L5, L8, and T0.

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hal-00398119 , version 1 (24-06-2009)

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H. Bouy, E. L. Martín, W. Brandner, J. Bouvier. A Possible Third Component in the L Dwarf Binary System DENIS-P J020529.0-115925 Discovered with the Hubble Space Telescope. The Astronomical Journal, 2005, 129, pp.511-517. ⟨10.1086/426559⟩. ⟨hal-00398119⟩
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