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GJ 1221

G 240-72
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Draco
Right ascension 17h 48m 08.17s
Declination +70° 52′ 35.3″
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.15
Characteristics
Spectral type DQP9.0
Apparent magnitude (B) 14.55
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.15
Apparent magnitude (R) 13.5
Apparent magnitude (I) 13.1
Apparent magnitude (J) 12.709 ± 0.021
Apparent magnitude (H) 12.528 ± 0.023
Apparent magnitude (K) 12.507 ± 0.023
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: -1261 mas/yr
Dec.: 1112 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 164.7 ± 2.4mas
Distance 19.8 ± 0.3 ly
(6.07 ± 0.09 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 15.23
Details
Mass 0.81 ± 0.01 M
Radius 0.00984 R
Luminosity 0.000085 L
Surface gravity (log g) 8.36 ± 0.02 cgs
Temperature 5590 ± 90 K
Age 5.69 Gyr
Other designations
WD 1748+708,LHS 455,LP 44-113,NLTT 45565,GJ 1221, EGGR 372,2MASS J17480817+7052353
Database references
SIMBAD data

Coordinates: Sky map17h 48m 08.17s, +70° 52′ 35.3″

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, 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, 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 and surface gravity 108.36 (2.29 · 108) cm·s−2, or approximately 234 000 of Earth's, corresponding to a radius 6850 km, or 107% of Earth's.


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