The Brown Dwarf Candidate 0918−0023B is a Distant Compact Galaxy
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- 20 August 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
- Vol. 449 (2) , L117
- https://doi.org/10.1086/309648
Abstract
We imaged the brown dwarf candidate 0918-0023B of Jones, Miller, & Glazebrook at 2.2 μm on the Keck telescope under outstanding seeing of 04 full width at half-maximum intensity. The candidate object is clearly extended in comparison to the primary star 0918-0023A and several other stars in the field. So, 0918-0023B is certainly a distant galaxy and not a brown dwarf. Seven years after its discovery on the IRTF, GD 165B remains the only low-mass star/brown dwarf candidate with J - K color > 1.5 mag.Keywords
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