LACEwING: Lessons from a New Moving Group Code

TL;DR

LACEwING is a new code developed for identifying members of nearby young stellar groups, providing insights and lessons that improve the process of discovering young stars in the solar neighborhood.

Contribution

The paper introduces LACEwING, a novel moving group membership identification code, along with lessons learned that enhance the search for nearby young stars.

Findings

LACEwING effectively identifies young star group members.

Key pointers improve the use of membership codes.

The code aids in discovering nearby young stars.

Abstract

With all the new discoveries being made about nearby young stars, the ability to find new nearby young stars is as important as ever, and membership identification codes will continue to perform a vital role in scientific research. In the process of creating a new moving group membership identification code - LocAting Constituent mEmbers In Nearby Groups (LACEwING) - we have discovered a few pointers relevant to astronomers trying to use codes like LACEwING to locate young stars.