The Solar Neighborhood. XXVI. AP Col: The Closest (8.4 pc) Pre-main-sequence Star

Date

2011

Authors

Riedel, Adric
Murphy, Simon
Henry, Todd
Melis, C
Jao, Wei-Chun
Subasavage, John

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University of Chicago Press

Abstract

We present the results of a multi-technique investigation of the M4.5Ve flare star AP Col, which we discover to be the nearest pre-main-sequence star. These include astrometric data from the CTIO 0.9 m, from which we derive a proper motion of 342.0 ± 0.5

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Keywords: astrometry; parallaxes; solar neighborhood; stars: low-mass; stars: pre-main sequence; techniques: spectroscopic

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Astronomical Journal

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Journal article

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Open Access

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