The Nearby Young Visual Binary HIP 115147 and Its Common Proper Motion Companion LSPM J2322 + 7847
Abstract
We report a late M-type, common proper motion companion to a nearby young visual binary HIP 115147 (V368 Cep), separated by 963 arcsec from the primary K0 dwarf. This optically dim star was identified as a candidate high proper motion, nearby dwarf LSPM J2322 + 7847 by Lepine in 2005. The wide companion is one of the latest post-T Tauri low-mass stars found within 20 pc. We obtain a trigonometric parallax of 51.6 + or - 0.8 mas, in good agreement with the Hipparcos parallax of the primary star (50.7 + or - 0.6 mas). Our BVRI photometric data and near-infrared data from 2MASS are consistent with LSPM J2322 + 7847 being brighter by 1 mag in K sub s than field M dwarfs at V - K sub s = 6.66 , which indicates its pre-main-sequence status. We conclude that the most likely age of the primary HIP 115147 and its 11 arcsec companion HIP 115147B is 20-50 Myr. The primary appears to be older than its close analog PZ Tel (age 12-20 Myr) and members of the TWA association (7 Myr).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 20, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA476251
Entities
People
- A. K. Monet
- G. S. Hennessy
- H. C. Harris
- N. Zacharias
- V. V. Markov