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We propose to search for radio emission from low-mass binary system LHS 1610. This system consists of the primary red dwarf and the secondary unseen component, most likely located at the brown dwarf/massive gas giant boundary. Our calculations show that even for the very low mass loss rate of the primary it should be possible to detect LHS 1610 radio emission using the EVN with the modest observing time. The LHS 1610 binary gives reasonable chance, that the Jupiter-like radio emission will be observed for the very first time from outside the Solar System. This discovery should be crucial for any further investigation of possible radio emission mechanisms from brown dwarfs or massive planets. Also, it allows for the first direct estimation of the global magnetic field strength in object at the brown dwarf/gas giant boundary.

This data is part of the archive of VLBI data maintained by JIVE on behalf of the EVN, a network of radio telescopes located primarily in Europe and Asia, with additional antennas in South Africa. The EVN archive itself has the DOI https://doi.org/10.17616/R3Z197