G 185-32

G 185-32

A light curve for PY Vulpeculae, adapted from McGraw et al. (1981)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Vulpecula
Right ascension 19h 37m 13.7502s
Declination +27° 43 18.7366
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.00
Characteristics
Spectral type DA4.0
Apparent magnitude (J) 13.183±0.023
Apparent magnitude (H) 13.213±0.029
Apparent magnitude (K) 13.329±0.043
B−V color index 0.17
Variable type ZZA
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 439.597±0.044 mas/yr
Dec.: 21.270±0.049 mas/yr
Parallax (π)54.7742±0.0288 mas
Distance59.55 ± 0.03 ly
(18.257 ± 0.010 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)11.66
Details
Mass0.64±0.10 M
Radius0.0120±0.0006 R
Surface gravity (log g)8.09±0.05 cgs
Temperature12381±186 K
Other designations
PY Vul, EGGR 277, LSPM J1937+2743, USNO-B1.0 1177-00513805, WD 1935+276, USNO 352, WD 1935+27, NLTT 48026, GJ 1241, PG 1935+276.
Database references
SIMBADdata
ARICNSdata

G 185-32, also known by the variable star designation PY Vulpeculae, is a white dwarf in the constellation Vulpecula. Located approximately 18.3 parsecs (60 ly) distant, the stellar remnant is a ZZ Ceti variable, varying by 0.02 apparent magnitudes from the mean of 13.00.