Observation data Epoch J2000 [1] Equinox J2000 [1] | |
---|---|
Constellation | Draco |
Right ascension | 17h 48m 08.17s [1] |
Declination | +70° 52′ 35.3″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.15 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | DQP9.0 [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.55 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.15 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (R) | 13.5 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (I) | 13.1 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (J) | 12.709 ± 0.021 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (H) | 12.528 ± 0.023 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (K) | 12.507 ± 0.023 [1] |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: -1261
[3]
mas/
yr Dec.: 1112 [3] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 160.9952 ± 0.0119 mas [4] |
Distance | 20.259 ± 0.001
ly (6.2114 ± 0.0005 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 15.23 [2] [5] [note 1] |
Details | |
Mass | 0.81 ± 0.01 [2] M☉ |
Radius | 0.00984 [2] [note 2] R☉ |
Luminosity | 0.000085 [6] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 8.36 ± 0.02 [2] cgs |
Temperature | 5590 ± 90 [2] K |
Rotation | >100 years [7] |
Age | 5.69 [note 3] [3] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Location of G 240-72 in the constellation
Draco |
G 240-72 (or WD 1748+708, or LHS 455, or GJ 1221) is a nearby degenerate star ( white dwarf) of spectral class DQP9.0, [2] located in constellation Draco.
G 240-72 is the seventh closest white dwarf (after
Sirius B,
Procyon B,
van Maanen's star,
Gliese 440,
40 Eridani B and
Stein 2051 B). Its
trigonometric parallax is 0.1647 ± 0.0024
arcsec,
[5] corresponding to a distance 6.07 ± 0.09
pc, or 19.80+0.29
−0.28
ly.
G 240-72 has mass 0.81 Solar masses [2] and surface gravity 108.36 (2.29 · 108) cm·s−2, [2] or approximately 234 000 of Earth's, corresponding to a radius 6850 km, or 107% of Earth's.
This white dwarf has relatively low temperature 5590 K [2] (slightly cooler than the Sun), and old cooling age, i. e. age as degenerate star (not counting duration of previous existence as main sequence star and as giant star) 5.69 Gyr. [3] It has a white appearance, due to its similar temperature to the Sun. It has a pure helium atmosphere and rotates very slowly, with period of possibly over 100 years. [7]
Observation data Epoch J2000 [1] Equinox J2000 [1] | |
---|---|
Constellation | Draco |
Right ascension | 17h 48m 08.17s [1] |
Declination | +70° 52′ 35.3″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.15 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | DQP9.0 [2] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 14.55 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.15 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (R) | 13.5 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (I) | 13.1 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (J) | 12.709 ± 0.021 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (H) | 12.528 ± 0.023 [1] |
Apparent magnitude (K) | 12.507 ± 0.023 [1] |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: -1261
[3]
mas/
yr Dec.: 1112 [3] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 160.9952 ± 0.0119 mas [4] |
Distance | 20.259 ± 0.001
ly (6.2114 ± 0.0005 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 15.23 [2] [5] [note 1] |
Details | |
Mass | 0.81 ± 0.01 [2] M☉ |
Radius | 0.00984 [2] [note 2] R☉ |
Luminosity | 0.000085 [6] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 8.36 ± 0.02 [2] cgs |
Temperature | 5590 ± 90 [2] K |
Rotation | >100 years [7] |
Age | 5.69 [note 3] [3] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Location of G 240-72 in the constellation
Draco |
G 240-72 (or WD 1748+708, or LHS 455, or GJ 1221) is a nearby degenerate star ( white dwarf) of spectral class DQP9.0, [2] located in constellation Draco.
G 240-72 is the seventh closest white dwarf (after
Sirius B,
Procyon B,
van Maanen's star,
Gliese 440,
40 Eridani B and
Stein 2051 B). Its
trigonometric parallax is 0.1647 ± 0.0024
arcsec,
[5] corresponding to a distance 6.07 ± 0.09
pc, or 19.80+0.29
−0.28
ly.
G 240-72 has mass 0.81 Solar masses [2] and surface gravity 108.36 (2.29 · 108) cm·s−2, [2] or approximately 234 000 of Earth's, corresponding to a radius 6850 km, or 107% of Earth's.
This white dwarf has relatively low temperature 5590 K [2] (slightly cooler than the Sun), and old cooling age, i. e. age as degenerate star (not counting duration of previous existence as main sequence star and as giant star) 5.69 Gyr. [3] It has a white appearance, due to its similar temperature to the Sun. It has a pure helium atmosphere and rotates very slowly, with period of possibly over 100 years. [7]