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候选原行星TMR-1C的自行和光度变化

Proper motion and Photometric Variability of the Candidate Propotoplanet TMR-1C

B. Riaz, E. L. Martin

摘要:

在他们的HST/NICMOS观测中,Terebey等人在1998年发现了一颗候选原行星TMR-1C,它位于金牛座分子云中,距离一级原双星TMR-1(IRAS 04361+2547)约10”(~1000 AU)。观测到一个狭窄的类顺时针结构从中央原双星系统向东南方向延伸到TMR-1C,这表明候选原行星可能是从TMR-1系统中被抛出的。然而,Terebey等人在2000年进行的后续低解析度光谱分析,无法确认该天体是原行星还是低光度背景恒星。我们介绍了在TMR-1C的CFHT上获得的两个时代的近红外测光观测。两组观测之间的时间跨度约为7年,这提供了一个机会,(a)检查任何类似于年轻恒星天体中观察到的光度变化,这将表明该源的年轻,(b)确定自行。TMR-1C在H-和KS-波段的光度变化在1和2 mag之间。从我们2002年的观测中,我们发现了一个0.3等的(H-Ks)色,这比T98从HST观测中报告的1.3等的值要蓝得多。此外,当颜色更蓝时,我们观察到H-和KS-波段都变亮,即物体变得更红,因为它变得更暗。我们已经探索了所观察到的变化的可能来源,并发现灭绝由于拱星物质的存在是最有可能的情况。观测到的大振幅光度变化,以及可能存在的拱星盘,都是反对这个天体是一颗古老背景恒星的有力论据。

英文摘要:

In their HST/NICMOS observations, Terebey et al. 1998 detected a candidate protoplanet, TMR-1C, that lies at a separation of about 10" (~1000 AU) from the Class I protobinary TMR-1 (IRAS 04361+2547) located in the Taurus molecular cloud. A narrow filament-like structure was observed extending south-east from the central proto-binary system towards TMR-1C, suggesting a morphology in which the candidate protoplanet may have been ejected from the TMR-1 system. Follow-up low-resolution spectroscopy by Terebey et al. 2000, however, could not confirm if this object is a protoplanet or a low-luminosity background star. We present two epochs of near-infrared photometric observations obtained at the CFHT of TMR-1C. The time span of ~7 years between the two sets of observations provides with an opportunity to, (a) check for any photometric variability similar to that observed among young stellar objects, which would indicate the youth of this source, and, (b) determine the proper motion. TMR-1C displays large photometric variability between 1 and 2 mag in both the H- and Ks-bands. From our 2002 observations, we find a (H-Ks) color of 0.3 mag, which is much bluer than the value of 1.3 mag reported by T98 from HST observations. Also, we observe brightening in both the H- and Ks-bands when the colors are bluer, i.e. the object gets redder as it becomes fainter. We have explored the possible origins for the observed variability, and find extinction due to the presence of circumstellar material to be the most likely scenario. The observed large-amplitude photometric variations, and the possible presence of a circumstellar disk, are strong arguments against this object being an old background star.

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