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2MASS 0213+3648 C: A wide T3 benchmark companion to an an active, old M dwarf binary

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . (2017)cite arxiv:1701.03104Comment: 14 pages, 12 figures, 2 tables, accepted for publication in MNRAS Updated in 2 column format.

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We present the discovery of a 360 AU separation T3 companion to the tight (3.1 AU) M4.5+M6.5 binary 2MASS J02132062+3648506. This companion was identified using Pan-STARRS1 data and, despite its relative proximity to the Sun (22.2$_-4.0^+6.4$ pc; Pan-STARRS1 parallax) and brightness ($J$=15.3), appears to have been missed by previous studies due to its position near a diffraction spike in 2MASS. The close M~dwarf binary has active X-ray and H$\alpha$ emission and shows evidence for UV flares. The binary's weak ıt GALEX UV emission and strong Na I 8200\AA Na absorption leads us to an age range of $\sim$1-10Gyr. Applying this age range to evolutionary models implies the wide companion has a mass of 0.063$\pm$0.009\,$M_ødot$. 2MASS J0213+3648 C provides a relatively old benchmark close to the L/T transition and acts as a key, older comparison to the much younger early-T companions HN~Peg~B and GU~Psc~b.

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2MASS 0213+3648 C: A wide T3 benchmark companion to an an active, old M dwarf binary

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