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Deep Limits on Planets Exterior to HR 8799’s Known Planetary System with the James Webb Space Telescope

  • Authors: Bryden Geoffrey, Llop-Sayson Jorge, Beichman Charles A., Balmer William O., Kammerer Jens, Leisenring Jarron M., Ygouf Marie, Krist John, Faramaz-Gorka Virginie, Greenbaum Alexandra Z., Girard Julien, Perrin Marshall, Pueyo Laurent, van der Marel Roeland, Meyer Michael, Johnstone Doug, Hodapp Klaus, Rieke Marcia

Bryden Geoffrey et al 2026 The Astronomical Journal 171 .

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Caption: Figure 10.

Flux sensitivities (the previous figure) are translated here to 5σ detection limits in terms of planet mass. The limits are derived from the F444W contrast curves, which correspond to lower masses than the F356W limits. For a nominal system age of 33 Myr, planets down to ∼0.3 MJup are detectable in the outer disk. If the system age is at the lower end of estimates from dynamical modeling (10 Myr; A. G. Sepulveda & B. P. Bowler 2022), limits approach 0.1 MJup (dashed line). The Keck L band contrast limits from the previous figure are also translated to mass limits (dotted–dashed line), for an age of 33 Myr. Grey shading indicates the location of the known planets and (to the right) the outer debris disk, as in the previous figure.

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