VLT X-Shooter spectroscopy of the nearest brown dwarf binary

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Table 3

Masses, radii, and effective temperatures (T_eff) for each component of Luhman 16 for different ages along with the error bars from the interpolation of the models.

Age	Luhman 16A			Luhman 16B
	Mass	Radius	T_eff	Mass	Radius	T_eff
Gyr	M_⊙	R_⊙	K	M_⊙	R_⊙	K

0.5	0.028 ± 0.003	0.102 ± 0.005	1223 ± 60	0.029 ± 0.003	0.102 ± 0.005	1238 ± 60
1	0.041 ± 0.003	0.093 ± 0.005	1280 ± 60	0.041 ± 0.003	0.093 ± 0.005	1296 ± 60
2	0.055 ± 0.003	0.086 ± 0.005	1328 ± 60	0.055 ± 0.003	0.086 ± 0.005	1344 ± 60
5^a	0.067 ± 0.003	0.082 ± 0.005	1368 ± 60	0.067 ± 0.003	0.082 ± 0.005	1383 ± 60

Notes.

^(a)

This age yields a mass that is not compatible with lithium preservation.

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