WD 0346+246

WD 0346+246
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Taurus
Right ascension 03h 46m 46.508s[1]
Declination +24° 56′ 02.82″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 19.0[1]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 547[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -1182[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π) 36 ± 5[1] mas
Distance approx. 90 ly
(approx. 28 pc)
Other designations
WD 0346+246, WD J0346+249[1]

WD 0346+246 is a white dwarf star. It was discovered in 1997 when examination of photographs taken for a survey of brown dwarfs in the Pleiades revealed a faint star with high proper motion. It is one of the coolest white dwarfs known, with an effective temperature estimated to be approximately 3900 K equaling to a spectral type of M0.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g WD 0346+246, entry in SIMBAD. Accessed on line November 5, 2007.
  2. ^ WD 0346+246: A Very Low Luminosity, Cool Degenerate in Taurus, N. C. Hambly, S. J. Smartt, and S. Hodgkin, Astrophysical Journal Letters 489 (November 1997), pp. L157–L160.