WD J2356−209
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 (ICRS) Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus[1] |
| Right ascension | 23h 56m 45.096s[2] |
| Declination | −20° 54′ 49.94″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 20.7[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | white dwarf[4] |
| Spectral type | DC[5] or DZ[6] |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −295.490[2] mas/yr Dec.: −239.372[2] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 15.2759±0.5810 mas[2] |
| Distance | 214 ± 8 ly (65 ± 2 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.56[7] M☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 8.26±0.15[6] cgs |
| Temperature | 4,310±190[6] K |
| Age | 8.0±0.8[6] Gyr |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
WD J2356−209 (also known as WD 2354−211)[8] is a white dwarf star located 65 pc (212 ly) away from the Earth.[9] It is a very faint white dwarf, with an apparent visual magnitude of 21.03.[10] Its visible spectrum is dominated by a broad absorption feature[5] that has been attributed to pressure-broadened sodium D lines.[11] The presence of this sodium absorption feature and the detection of spectral lines from other heavy elements (calcium, iron and magnesium) indicate that the photosphere of WD J2356−209 has been polluted by a recent rocky debris accretion episode. A detailed analysis of the spectrum of WD J2356−209 shows that the accreted planetesimal was abnormally sodium-rich, containing up to ten times more sodium than calcium.[6] With an effective temperature of 4040 K, WD J2356−209 was the coolest metal-polluted white dwarf observed at the time (and also the oldest, with a white dwarf cooling age of about 8 Gyr).[6]
See also
- List of exoplanets and planetary debris around white dwarfs
- WD J2147–4035 is the coldest and oldest metal-polluted white dwarf (as of September 2024)[4]
- WD 2317+1830 is another cold metal-polluted white dwarf
References
- ^ Roman, Nancy G. (1987). "Identification of a constellation from a position". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 99 (617): 695. Bibcode:1987PASP...99..695R. doi:10.1086/132034. Constellation record for this object at VizieR.
- ^ a b c d e Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ Knapp, Wilfried; Nanson, John (2019). "A Catalog of High Proper Motion Stars in the Southern Sky (HPMS3 Catalog)". Journal of Double Star Observations. 15 (1): 21. Bibcode:2019JDSO...15...21K.
- ^ a b Elms, Abbigail K.; Tremblay, Pier-Emmanuel; Gänsicke, Boris T.; Koester, Detlev; Hollands, Mark A.; Gentile Fusillo, Nicola Pietro; Cunningham, Tim; Apps, Kevin (2022-12-01). "Spectral analysis of ultra-cool white dwarfs polluted by planetary debris". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 517 (3): 4557–4574. arXiv:2206.05258. Bibcode:2022MNRAS.517.4557E. doi:10.1093/mnras/stac2908. ISSN 0035-8711.
- ^ a b Oppenheimer, B. R.; et al. (22 March 2001). "Direct Detection of Galactic Halo Dark Matter". Science. 292 (5517): 698–702. arXiv:astro-ph/0104293. Bibcode:2001Sci...292..698O. doi:10.1126/science.1059954. PMID 11264524. S2CID 18882777.
- ^ a b c d e f Blouin, S.; Dufour, P.; Allard, N. F.; Salim, S.; Rich, R. M.; Koopmans, L. V. E. (February 2019). "A New Generation of Cool White Dwarf Atmosphere Models. III. WD J2356-209: Accretion of a Planetesimal with an Unusual Composition". The Astrophysical Journal. 872 (2): 188. arXiv:1902.03219. Bibcode:2019ApJ...872..188B. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab0081. S2CID 119017268.
- ^ Williams, J. T.; Gänsicke, B. T.; Swan, A.; O'Brien, M. W.; Izquierdo, P.; Cutolo, A.-M.; Cunningham, T. (2024). "PEWDD: A database of white dwarfs enriched by exo-planetary material". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 691: A352. arXiv:2409.16046. Bibcode:2024A&A...691A.352W. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202450509.
- ^ "WD 2354-211". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ Gaia Collaboration (2016). "The Gaia mission". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 595: A1. arXiv:1609.04153. Bibcode:2016A&A...595A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201629272. S2CID 119229059.
- ^ Bergeron, P.; et al. (June 2005). "On the Interpretation of High‐Velocity White Dwarfs as Members of the Galactic Halo". The Astrophysical Journal. 625 (2): 838–848. arXiv:astro-ph/0502350. Bibcode:2005ApJ...625..838B. doi:10.1086/429715. S2CID 13868108.
- ^ Salim, Samir; Rich, R. Michael; Hansen, Brad M.; Koopmans, L. V. E.; Oppenheimer, Ben R.; Blandford, Roger D. (February 2004). "Cool White Dwarfs Revisited: New Spectroscopy and Photometry". The Astrophysical Journal. 601 (2): 1075–1087. arXiv:astro-ph/0308126. Bibcode:2004ApJ...601.1075S. doi:10.1086/380581. S2CID 119471977.
External links
- Too much sodium turns a star blue 25 February 2019, Nathalie Ouellette