H1504+65
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Right ascension | 15h 02m 09.6297s[1] |
| Declination | +66° 12′ 19.1461″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.9 |
| Characteristics | |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −6.055±0.128[1] mas/yr Dec.: 8.106±0.112[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 2.0573 ± 0.0591 mas[1] |
| Distance | 1,590 ± 50 ly (490 ± 10 pc) |
| Details | |
| Temperature | 200,000 K |
| Other designations | |
WD 1501+663 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
H1504+65 is an enigmatic peculiar star in the constellation Ursa Minor. With a surface temperature of 200,000 K (360,000°F) and an atmosphere composed of carbon, oxygen and 2% neon, it is the second hottest white dwarf ever discovered, with only RX J0439.8−6809 being hotter. It is thought to be the stellar core of a post-asymptotic giant branch star, though its composition is unexplainable by current models of stellar evolution.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ Werner, K.; Rauch, T. (2011). "UV spectroscopy of the hot bare stellar core H1504+65 with the HST Cosmic Origins Spectrograph". Astrophysics and Space Science. 335 (1): 121–24. Bibcode:2011Ap&SS.335..121W. doi:10.1007/s10509-011-0617-x. S2CID 116910726.
