Near-IR coronagraphic imaging of the companion to HR 7672

This article presents coronagraphic images of the low-mass companion to the star HR 7672 observed at the Palomar 200 inch telescope and first detected at Gemini and Keck in the K band by Liu et al. (2002). We obtained additional photometry in J( 1.2 (mu)m), H( 1.6(mu)m) and K s( 2.2(mu)m) bands to cover the full near-IR domain and hence to further constrain the nature of the companion. A mass estimate of 58-71 MJ is derived from evolutionary models of very low-mass objects.