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Title: The solar neighborhood. XXXV. Distances to 1404 M dwarf systems within 25 PC in the southern sky

Journal Article · · Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online)

We present trigonometric, photometric, and photographic distances to 1748 southern (δ⩽0{sup ∘}) M dwarf systems with μ⩾0{sub ⋅}{sup ′′}18 yr{sup −1}, of which 1404 are believed to lie within 25 pc of the Sun. The stars have 6.67⩽V{sub J}⩽21.38 and 3.50⩽(V{sub J}−K{sub s})⩽9.27, covering the entire M dwarf spectral sequence from M0.0 V through M9.5 V. This sample therefore provides a comprehensive snapshot of our current knowledge of the southern sky for the nearest M dwarfs that dominate the stellar population of the Galaxy. Roughly one-third of the 1748 systems, each of which has an M dwarf primary, have published high quality parallaxes, including 179 from the REsearch Consortium On Nearby Stars astrometry program. For the remaining systems, we offer photometric distance estimates that have well-calibrated errors. The bulk of these (∼700) are based on new V{sub J}R{sub KC}I{sub KC} photometry acquired at the CTIO/SMARTS 0.9 m telescope, while the remaining 500 primaries have photographic plate distance estimates calculated using SuperCOSMOS B{sub J}R{sub 59F}I{sub IVN} photometry. Confirmed and candidate subdwarfs in the sample have been identified, and a census of companions is included.

OSTI ID:
22342176
Journal Information:
Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online), Vol. 149, Issue 1; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1538-3881
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English