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A Deep Optical Search for Substellar Candidates in the Nearby ρ Ophiuchi Star-Forming Region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

S. Terebey
Affiliation:
Extrasolar Research Corp, 2569 Balltown Rd, Niskayuna NY 12309 USA
D. Van Buren
Affiliation:
Extrasolar Research Corp, 2569 Balltown Rd, Niskayuna NY 12309 USA
T. H. Jarrett
Affiliation:
Caltech, IPAC 100-22, Caltech, Pasadena CA 91125 USA
T. N. Gautier
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Lab, MS 169-327, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena CA 91109 USA

Abstract

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We report preliminary results from a deep I-band optical search for substellar candidates in the p Oph star-forming region. The dusty molecular cloud provides an opaque screen at optical wavelengths, making the survey sensitive to faint substellar candidates near the cloud surface. Of the 89 objects detected in the oph A and oph C molecular cores, one third are substellar candidates.

Type
Part I: Discovery and study of extrasolar planets - current
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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