Gemini Near-infrared Photometry for a Sample of Cold Brown Dwarfs Discovered by Backyard Worlds: Planet 9
Abstract We present Gemini Observatory follow-up J -band and K -band photometry for a sample of 16 T/Y dwarf candidates discovered by the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 citizen science project. The Gemini observations were taken with Gemini-North using the Near-Infrared Imager instrument between 2017 September and 2018 March. Obtaining near-infrared photometry of very cold brown dwarfs is important for enabling and prioritizing future spectroscopic follow-up, particularly in the context of JWST spectroscopy of T and Y dwarfs.
Authors
- Adam C. Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6294-5937)
- Jacqueline K. Faherty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6251-0573)
- Sarah E. Logsdon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9632-9382)
- S. K. Leggett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3681-2989)
- J. Davy Kirkpatrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4269-260X)
- John P. Wisniewski
- Aaron Meisner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1125-7384)
- Marc J. Kuchner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2387-5489)
- Michaela B. Allen
Publication Details
- Journal
- Research Notes of the AAS
- Published
- 2024-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3847/2515-5172/ad7d0e
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.99
Funders
- National Science Foundation