Star WDJ 0225-6920

Binary star WDJ 0225-6920 is located 1316 light years away from the Sun. It consists of 2 white dwarf stars. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

WDJ 0225-6920 A

White dwarf

Spectral class: DA

Location

Right ascension: 2h 26m 4.148s

Declination: -69° 21' 43.377'' (southern hemisphere)

Parallax: 2.478

Sun distance: 1316.206 ly | 403.6 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 40 % M Sun

Size: 2.9 % R Sun | 0.3 R Jupiter

Temperature: 25330 K | 4.38 T Sun

Photometry

K
2.1

H
1.6

J
1.2

Grp
0.8

I
0.8

G
0.6

V
0.5

Gbp
0.5

B
0.4

U
0.3

Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

WDJ 0225-6920 B

White dwarf

Spectral class: DA

Basic characteristic

Mass: 28 % M Sun

Size: 2.4 % R Sun | 0.2 R Jupiter

Temperature: 14350 K | 2.48 T Sun

WDJ 0225-6920 system structure

	WDJ 0225-6920 A
	WDJ 0225-6920 B

More about WDJ 0225-6920

       WDJ 0225-6920 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope.

Other designations of this star
WDJ 022558.21−692025.38, Gaia DR3 4693540643322249216

External sources

An Eclipsing 47 minute Double White Dwarf Binary at 400 pc

Scientific study, Accepted: 31. 07. 2023

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