A catalogue of bright (K <9) M dwarfs

J. Frith, D.J. Pinfield, H.R.A. Jones, J. R. Barnes, Y. Pavlenko, E. L. Martin, C. Brown, M. K. Kuznetsov, F. Marocco, R. Tata, M. Cappetta

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Abstract

Using the Position and Proper Motion Extended-L (PPMXL) catalogue, we have used optical and near-infrared colour cuts together with a reduced proper motion cut to find bright M dwarfs for future exoplanet transit studies. PPMXL's low proper motion uncertainties allow us to probe down to smaller proper motions than previous similar studies. We have combined unique objects found with this method to that of previous work to produce 8479 K <9 M dwarfs. Low-resolution spectroscopy was obtained of a sample of the objects found using this selection method to gain statistics on their spectral type and physical properties. Results show a spectral-type range of K7-M4V. This catalogue is the most complete collection of K <9 M dwarfs currently available and is made available here.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2161-2170
Number of pages10
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume435
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2013

Keywords

  • catalogues
  • Stars: low-mass
  • Galaxy: stellar content
  • SKY SURVEY 2MASS
  • SPECTRAL SEQUENCE
  • PROPER MOTIONS
  • STARS
  • PLANETS
  • TRANSIT

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