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A New M Dwarf Debris Disk Candidate in a Young Moving Group Discovered with Disk DetectiveWe used the Disk Detective citizen science project and the BANYAN II Bayesian analysis tool to identify a new candidate member of a nearby young association with infrared excess. WISE J080822.18-644357.3, an M5.5-type debris disk system with significant excess at both 12 and 22 microns, is a likely member (approx.90% BANYAN II probability) of the approx.45 Myr old Carina association. Since this would be the oldest M dwarf debris disk detected in a moving group, this discovery could be an important constraint on our understanding of M dwarf debris disk evolution.
Document ID
20160013422
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Silverberg, Steven M.
(Oklahoma Univ. Norman, OK, United States)
Kuchner, Marc J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Wisniewski, John P.
(Oklahoma Univ. Norman, OK, United States)
Gagne, Jonathan
(Carnegie Institution of Washington Washington, DC, United States)
Bans, Alissa S.
(Adler Planetarium Chicago, IL, United States)
Bhattacharjee, Shambo
(Leeds Univ. United Kingdom)
Currie, Thayne R.
(Tokyo Astronomical Observatory Japan)
Debes, John R.
(Space Telescope Science Inst. Baltimore, MD, United States)
Biggs, Joseph R
(Disk Detective)
Bosch, Milton
(Disk Detective)
Date Acquired
November 15, 2016
Publication Date
October 14, 2016
Publication Information
Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Publisher: The American Astronomical Society
Volume: 830
Issue: 2
e-ISSN: 2041-8213
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN37188
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: 14-ADAP14-0161
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-2166
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
M5.5-type debris disk system
M dwarf debris disk
WISE J080822.18-644357.3

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