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ESO 439-26
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Hydra
Right ascension 11h 39m 03.1036679378s[1]
Declination −28° 52′ 16.627821186″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 20.52[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type DC9[2]
U−B color index 1.03[3]
B−V color index 0.64[3]
R−I color index 1.14[3]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: -397.560[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +36.758[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)24.5 ± 1.0 mas[1]
Distance133 ± 5 ly
(41 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)17.47[2]
Details
Mass1.19±0.02[3] M
Radius0.61[4] R
Luminosity1.15 ×10−5 [3] L
Surface gravity (log g)1.1 ×106 G[3] cgs
Temperature4,490±80[3] K
Other designations
Ruiz 439-26, WD 1136-286[1]
Database references
SIMBADdata

ESO 439-26 is the least luminous white dwarf star known.[2][5] Located 140 light years away from the Sun, it is roughly 10 billion years old and has a temperature of 4560 Kelvin. Thus, despite being classified as a "white dwarf", it would actually appear yellowish in color.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Ruiz 439-26". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "The Extremely Low Luminosity White Dwarf ESO 439-26". The Astrophysical Journal. 455. 1995. Bibcode:1995ApJ...455L.159R. doi:10.1086/309845. S2CID 120193018. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Bergeron, P.; Leggett, S. K.; Ruiz, María Teresa (April 2001). "Photometric and Spectroscopic Analysis of Cool White Dwarfs with Trigonometric Parallax Measurements". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 133 (2): 413–449. arXiv:astro-ph/0011286. Bibcode:2001ApJS..133..413B. doi:10.1086/320356. S2CID 15511301.
  4. ^ Freese, Katherine; Krasteva, Eleonora (1999-03-15). "A bound on the flux of magnetic monopoles from catalysis of nucleon decay in white dwarfs". Physical Review D. 59 (6): 063007. arXiv:astro-ph/9804148. Bibcode:1999PhRvD..59f3007F. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.59.063007. S2CID 14054944.
  5. ^ "The Faintest Known White Dwarf". www.noao.edu. 1 March 1996.
  6. ^ Kaler, James B. (May 7, 2006). The Hundred Greatest Stars. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780387216256 – via Google Books.