Constraining the period of the ringed secondary companion to the young star J1407 with photographic plates

Context. The 16 Myr old star 1SWASP J140747.93-394542.6 (V1400 Cen) underwent a series of complex eclipses in May 2007, interpreted as the transit of a giant Hill sphere filling debris ring system around a secondary companion, J1407b. No other eclipses have since been detected, although other measur...

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Main Authors: Mentel, RT, Kenworthy, MA, Cameron, DA, Scott, EL, Mellon, SN, Hudec, R, Birkby, JL, Mamajek, EE, Schrimpf, A, Reichart, DE, Haislip, JB, Kouprianov, VV, Hambsch, F-J, Tan, T-G, Hills, K, Grindlay, JE, Rodriguez, JE, Lund, MB, Kuhn, RB
Format: Journal article
Published: EDP Sciences 2018