ACRONYM IV: Three New, Young, Low-mass Spectroscopic Binaries

Laura Flagg, Laura Flagg, Laura Flagg, Evgenya L. Shkolnik, Alycia Weinberger, Brendan P. Bowler, Brian Skiff, Adam L. Kraus, Michael C. Liu

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Abstract

As part of our search for new low-mass members of nearby young moving groups (YMGs), we discovered three low-mass, spectroscopic binaries, two of which are not kinematically associated with any known YMG. Using high-resolution optical spectroscopy, we measure the component and systemic radial velocities of the systems, as well as their lithium absorption and Hα emission, both spectroscopic indicators of youth. One system (2MASS J02543316-5108313, M2.0+M3.0) we confirm as a member of the 40 Myr old Tuc-Hor moving group, but whose binarity was previously undetected. The second young binary (2MASS J08355977-3042306, K5.5+M1.5) is not a kinematic match to any known YMG, but each component exhibits lithium absorption and strong and wide Hα emission indicative of active accretion, setting an upper age limit of 15 Myr. The third system (2MASS J10260210-4105537, M1.0+M3.0) has been hypothesized in the literature to be a member of the 10 Myr old TW Hya Association, but our measured systemic velocity shows the binary is in fact not part of any known YMG. This last system also has lithium absorption in each component, and has strong and variable Hα emission, setting an upper age limit of 15 Myr based on the lithium detection.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number153
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume896
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 20 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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