Keck/NIRES spectrum for CWISE J105512.11+544328.3

Y dwarfs, the coolest known spectral class of brown dwarfs, overlap in mass and temperature with giant exoplanets, providing unique laboratories for studying low-temperature atmospheres. However, only a fraction of Y dwarf candidates have been spectroscopically confirmed. We present Keck/NIRES near-infrared spectroscopy of the nearby (d~6-8pc) brown dwarf CWISE J105512.11+544328.3. Although its near-infrared spectrum aligns best with the Y0 standard in the J band, no standard matches well across the full YJHK wavelength range. The CWISE J105512.11+544328.3 NH3-H=0.427+/-0.0012 and CH4-J=0.0385+/-0.0007 absorption indices and absolute Spitzer [4.5] magnitude of 15.18+/-0.22 are also indicative of an early-Y dwarf rather than a late-T dwarf. CWISE J105512.11+544328.3 additionally exhibits the bluest Spitzer [3.6]-[4.5] color among all spectroscopically confirmed Y dwarfs. Despite this anomalously blue Spitzer color given its low luminosity, CWISE J105512.11+544328.3 does not show other clear kinematic or spectral indications of low metallicity. Atmospheric model comparisons yield a log(g)<=4.5 and Teff~500+/-150K for this source. We classify CWISE J105512.11+544328.3 as a Y0 (pec) dwarf, adding to the remarkable diversity of the Y-type population. JWST spectroscopy would be crucial to understanding the origin of this Y dwarf's unusual preference for low-gravity models and blue 3-5{mu}m color.

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Creator Robbins G.; Meisner A.M.; Schneider A.C.; Burgasser A.J.,Kirkpatrick J.D.; Gagne J.; Hsu C.-C.; Moranta L.; Casewell S.,Marocco F.; Gerasimov R.; Faherty J.K.; Kuchner M.J.; Caselden D.,Cushing M.C.; Alejandro S.; The Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Collaboration,The Backyard Worlds: Cool Neighbors Collaboration
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Publication Year 2026
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Interdisciplinary Astronomy; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics; Stellar Astronomy