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13 papers

astro-ph.SR2026

A SPHEREx Pipeline and Spectral Library for Ultracool Dwarfs

Jonathan Gagné, Jacqueline K. Faherty, Azul Ruiz Diaz +72

We present a Python spectrophotometry extraction tool tailored for fast-moving point sources detected in the SPHEREx mission, and use it to construct a set of 0.75-5.0 m low-re…

astro-ph.SR2026

Spectroscopic Characterization of WD J000801.25-350450 and its Two Co-Moving Companions

Peter A. Jałowiczor, Thomas P. Bickle, J. Davy Kirkpatrick +18

We present new spectroscopic data for Gaia DR3 2309499817384726016 (WD0008-350A) and its two wide, co-moving, low-mass companions. We confirm the white dwarf is a hydrogen-rich DA,…

astro-ph.SR2026

Three Thousand Motion-Confirmed L and T Dwarf Candidates from the Backyard Worlds:~Planet 9 Citizen Science Project

Adam C. Schneider, Marc J. Kuchner, Jacqueline K. Faherty +73

The Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 citizen science project uses data from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer to detect infrared objects with significant motion. In this work, we pr…

astro-ph.SR2026

Spitzer + HST parallaxes of 13 late T and Y dwarfs

Federico Marocco, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Richard L. Smart +13

We present astrometric measurements for 13 cold brown dwarfs in the solar neighborhood (d < 20pc). By combining archival Spitzer data with our own Hubble Space Telescope (HST) obse…

astro-ph.EP2026

Tempawral: A Time-Resolved Retrieval Framework for Variable Brown Dwarfs and Exoplanets

Fei Wang, Ben Burningham, Stuart Littlefair +4

Brown dwarfs and exoplanets are thought to host complex atmospheric phenomena such as clouds, storms, and chemical heterogeneity, akin to weather patterns on Earth. These features…

astro-ph.EP2025

The Diversity of Cold Worlds: Age and Characterization of the Exoplanet COCONUTS-2b

Rocio Kiman, Charles A. Beichman, Azul Ruiz Diaz +19

Studying cold brown dwarfs is key to understanding the diverse characteristics of cold giant exoplanets atmospheres. COCONUTS-2, is a wide binary system composed of a T9 brown dwar…