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11 papers

astro-ph.SR2026

SMDET-1: a Nearby Y Dwarf Candidate

The Backyard Worlds, :, Planet 9 Collaboration +15

We present the discovery of SMDET-1, a red, fast-moving object ("/yr) identified in time-resolved unWISE coadds using a pixel-level deep learning methodology called S…

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

Clouds with a silicate lining: Using JWST spectra to probe atmospheric diversity in young AB Dor L dwarfs

M. B. Lam, J. M. Vos, G. Suárez +13

We present the first full JWST NIRSpec Prism and MIRI LRS 0.6 - 14 m (R ~ 100) spectra and analysis of five ~ 133 Myr L dwarf members of the AB Doradus moving group and one pro…

astro-ph.SR2026

The Montreal Open Clusters and Associations (MOCA) Database: A Census of Nearby Associations, Open Clusters, and Young Substellar Objects within 500 pc of the Sun

Jonathan Gagné, Leslie Moranta, Jacqueline K. Faherty +10

We present the Montreal Open Clusters and Associations database (MOCAdb), a public MySQL database with a Python interface. MOCAdb provides a census of memberships for 10259 associa…