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arxiv: 2211.05258 · v1 · pith:JXNPRAZInew · submitted 2022-11-09 · 🌌 astro-ph.SR · astro-ph.EP· astro-ph.GA

Examining the Rotation Period Distribution of the 40 Myr Tucana-Horologium Association with TESS

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The Tucana-Horologium Association (Tuc-Hor) is a 40 Myr old moving group in the southern sky. In this work, we measure the rotation periods of 313 Tuc-Hor objects with TESS light curves derived from TESS full frame images and membership lists driven by Gaia EDR3 kinematics and known youth indicators. We recover a period for 81.4% of the sample and report 255 rotaion periods for Tuc-Hor objects. From these objects we identify 11 candidate binaries based on multiple periodic signals or outlier Gaia DR2 and EDR3 re-normalised unit weight error (RUWE) values. We also identify three new complex rotators (rapidly rotating M dwarf objects with intricate light curve morphology) within our sample. Along with the six previously known complex rotators that belong to Tuc-Hor, we compare their light curve morphology between TESS Cycle 1 and Cycle 3 and find they change substantially. Furthermore, we provide context for the entire Tuc-Hor rotation sample by describing the rotation period distributions alongside other youth indicators such as H{\alpha} and Li equivalent width, as well as near ultra-violet and X ray flux. We find that measuring rotation periods with TESS to be a fast and effective means to confirm members in young moving groups.

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