A New M Dwarf Debris Disk Candidate in a Young Moving Group Discovered with Disk Detective
Abstract
The ongoing Disk Detective citizen science project has been identifying new debris disk candidates for over two years. We present an overview of the project and its current status, and discuss the newest result from this project: J080822.18-644357.3, a new candidate member of the young (~45 Myr) Carina association identified by the Bayesian analysis tool BANYAN II. This star, an M5.5V star with very strong infrared excess, would be the oldest M dwarf debris disk detected in a moving group if confirmed as a member. This discovery could thus be an important constraint on our understanding of M dwarf debris disk evolution.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #229
- Pub Date:
- January 2017
- Bibcode:
- 2017AAS...22942001S