Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Searching for Planets Orbiting Fomalhaut with JWST/NIRCam |
| Authors: |
Marie Ygouf, Charles A. Beichman, Jorge Llop-Sayson, Geoffrey Bryden, Jarron M. Leisenring, András Gáspár, John E. Krist, Marcia J. Rieke, George H. Rieke, Schuyler Grace Wolff, Thomas L. Roellig, Kate Su, Kevin N. Hainline, Klaus W. Hodapp, Thomas P. Greene, Michael R. Meyer, Douglas M. Kelly, Karl Misselt, John Stansberry, Martha Boyer, Doug Johnstone, Scott Horner, Alexandra Z. Greenbaum |
| Source: |
The Astronomical Journal, Vol 167, Iss 1, p 26 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: |
IOP Publishing, 2023. |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Astronomy |
| Subject Terms: |
Exoplanets, High contrast techniques, Direct imaging, Coronagraphic imaging, Circumstellar disks, Infrared photometry, Astronomy, QB1-991 |
| More Details: |
We report observations with the JWST/NIRCam coronagraph of the Fomalhaut ( α PsA) system. This nearby A star hosts a complex debris disk system discovered by the IRAS satellite. Observations in F444W and F356W filters using the round 430R mask achieve a contrast ratio of ∼4 × 10 ^−7 at 1″ and ∼4 × 10 ^−8 outside of 3″. These observations reach a sensitivity limit of 0.7 mag (Vega) color. Whether this object is a background galaxy, brown dwarf, or a Jovian-mass planet in the Fomalhaut system will be determined by an approved Cycle 2 follow-up program. Finally, we set upper limits to any scattered light from the outer ring, placing a weak limit on the dust albedo at F356W and F444W. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1538-3881 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/1538-3881 |
| DOI: |
10.3847/1538-3881/ad08c8 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/e8ea73bc41824785850ff7fd9cb825f8 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.8ea73bc41824785850ff7fd9cb825f8 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
