Four new eclipsing mid M-dwarf systems from the New Luyten Two Tenths catalog

TL;DR

This paper reports the discovery and characterization of four new eclipsing mid M-dwarf systems from the MEarth survey, revealing diverse orbital configurations and companions including brown dwarfs.

Contribution

It presents the detection and detailed analysis of four new eclipsing mid M-dwarf systems, including spectroscopic orbits and evidence of tertiary companions.

Findings

LP 107-25 and LP 796-24 are short-period eclipsing binaries with third light contamination.

LP 261-75 is a system with a probable brown dwarf secondary and a distant brown dwarf companion.

LP 991-15 is a long-period eccentric binary with only primary eclipses.

Abstract

Using data from the MEarth-North and MEarth-South transit surveys, we present the detection of eclipses in four mid M-dwarf systems: LP 107-25, LP 261-75, LP 796-24, and LP 991-15. Combining the MEarth photometry with spectroscopic follow-up observations, we show that LP 107-25 and LP 796-24 are short-period (1.388 and 0.523 day, respectively) eclipsing binaries in triple-lined systems with substantial third light contamination from distant companions. LP 261-75 is a short-period (1.882 day) single-lined system consisting of a mid M-dwarf eclipsed by a probable brown dwarf secondary, with another distant visual brown dwarf companion. LP 991-15 is a long-period (29.3 day) double-lined eclipsing binary on an eccentric orbit with a geometry which produces only primary eclipses. A spectroscopic orbit is given for LP 991-15, and initial orbits for LP 107-25 and LP 261-75.