JWST 1.5 μm and 4.8 μm Photometry of Y Dwarfs
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Albert, Loic, Leggett, Sandy K., Calissendorff, Per, Vandal, Thomas, Kirkpatrick, J. Davy, Bardalez Gagliuffi, Daniella C., Furio, Matthew, Meyer, Michael, Beichman, Charles A., Burgasser, Adam J., Cushing, Michael C., Faherty, Jacqueline Kelly, Fontanive, Clemence, Gelino, Christopher R., Gizis, John E., Greenbaum, Alexandra, Martinache, Frantz, N'Diaye, Mamadou, Pope, Benjamin J. S., ..., Ygouf, Marie. 2025. "JWST 1.5 μm and 4.8 μm Photometry of Y Dwarfs
." The Astronomical Journal. 169 (3). https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/adadf9
Article Title | JWST 1.5 μm and 4.8 μm Photometry of Y Dwarfs |
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ERA Journal ID | 1048 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Albert, Loic, Leggett, Sandy K., Calissendorff, Per, Vandal, Thomas, Kirkpatrick, J. Davy, Bardalez Gagliuffi, Daniella C., Furio, Matthew, Meyer, Michael, Beichman, Charles A., Burgasser, Adam J., Cushing, Michael C., Faherty, Jacqueline Kelly, Fontanive, Clemence, Gelino, Christopher R., Gizis, John E., Greenbaum, Alexandra, Martinache, Frantz, N'Diaye, Mamadou, Pope, Benjamin J. S., Roellig, Thomas L., Sahlmann, Johannes, Sivaramakrishnan, Anand and Ygouf, Marie |
Journal Title | The Astronomical Journal |
Journal Citation | 169 (3) |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2025 |
Publisher | IOP Publishing |
ISSN | 0004-6256 |
1538-3881 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/adadf9 |
Web Address (URL) | https://163 |
Abstract | Brown dwarfs lack nuclear fusion and cool with time; the coldest known have an effective temperature below 500 K, and are known as Y dwarfs. We present a James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) photometric data set of Y dwarfs: 23 were imaged in wide-field mode, 20 using NIRCam with the F150W and F480M filters, and three using NIRISS with the F480M filter. We present an F480M versus F150W - F480M color-magnitude diagram for our sample, and other brown dwarfs with F150W and F480M colors synthesized from JWST spectra by S. A. Beiler et al. For one target, WISEA J083011.95+283716.0, its detection in the near-infrared confirms it as one of the reddest Y dwarfs known, with F150W - F480M = 9.62 mag. We provide its updated parallax and proper motion. One of the Beiler et al. Y dwarfs, CWISEP J104756.81+545741.6, is unusually blue, consistent with strong CO absorption seen in its spectrum, which the F480M filter is particularly sensitive to. The strong CO and the kinematics of the object suggest it may be very low mass and young. We update the resolved photometry for the close binary system WISE J033605.05-014350.4 AB, and find that the secondary is almost as cold as WISE 085510.83-071442.5, with Teff less than or similar to 300 K, however the F150W - F480M color is significantly bluer, possibly suggesting the presence of water clouds. Astrometry is measured at the JWST epoch for the sample which is consistent with parallax and proper motion values reported by J. D. Kirkpatrick et al. and F. Marocco et al. |
Keywords | Stellar atmospheres; Space astrometry; Infrared photometry; Brown dwarfs |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 5101. Astronomical sciences |
Byline Affiliations | University of Montreal, Canada |
NSF's National Optical Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab), United States | |
University of Michigan, United States | |
California Institute of Technology (Caltech), United States | |
Amherst College, United States | |
American Museum of Natural History, United States | |
University of Texas at Austin, United States | |
University of California San Diego, United States | |
University of Toledo, United States | |
University of Delaware, United States | |
Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC), United States | |
Côte d’Azur University, France | |
Centre for Astrophysics | |
School of Mathematics, Physics and Computing | |
NASA Ames Research Center, United States | |
European Space Astronomy Centre, Spain | |
Space Telescope Science Institute, United States | |
Johns Hopkins University, United States |
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