A Search for Substellar Companions of β Pic- and Vega-like Stars Using HST/NICMOS
Abstract
We report preliminary results for a low-mass stellar and substellar companion search program using the Near Infrared and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS). The NICMOS Camera 2 coronagraph was used to search in a region approximately 0.4\arcsec-4\arcsec from the target stars. Targets were selected to take advantage of the onboard acquisition software and were observed with single orbit visits. Seven IR-excess stars were observed: HD10476, HD218396, HD48682, HD155826, HD68456, HD87696, HD84117. Support for this work was provided by NASA through grant number G0-07835.03-96A from the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI).
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 1999
- Bibcode:
- 1999AAS...195.7801B