THE GEMINI NICI PLANET-FINDING CAMPAIGN: DISCOVERY OF A CLOSE SUBSTELLAR COMPANION TO THE YOUNG DEBRIS DISK STAR PZ Tel

Biller, Beth; C. Liu, Michael; Wahhaj, Z.; Nielsen, E.; M. Close, Laird; J. Dupuy, Trent; L. Hayward, T.; Burrows, Adam; Chun, Mark; Ftaclas, Christ; Clarke, Fraser; Hartung, Markus; R. Males, Jared; Neill Reid, I.; L. Shkolnik, Evgenya; Skemer, Andrew; Tecza, Matthias; Thatte, Niranjan; H. P. Alencar, S.; Artymowicz, Pawel; P. Boss, Alan; M. de Gouveia Dal Pino, E.; Gregorio‐Hetem, J.; Ida, Shigeru; J. Kuchner, Marc; N. C. Lin, D.; W. Toomey, Douglas

doi:10.1088/2041-8205/720/1/l82

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THE GEMINI NICI PLANET-FINDING CAMPAIGN: DISCOVERY OF A CLOSE SUBSTELLAR COMPANION TO THE YOUNG DEBRIS DISK STAR PZ Tel

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Authors:

Beth Biller

Michael C. Liu

Z. Wahhaj

Abstract

We report the discovery of a tight substellar companion to the young solar analog PZ Tel, a member of the beta Pic moving group observed with high-contrast adaptive optics imaging as part of the Gemini Near-Infrared Coronagraphic Imager Planet-Finding Campaign. The companion was detected at a projec...

Subject

Physics

Planet

Brown dwarf

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