WD 1856+534

WD 1856+534

Artist's impression of WD 1856+534 and its planet.
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Draco
WD 1856+534
Right ascension 18h 57m 39.344s
Declination +53° 30 33.30
Apparent magnitude (V) 17.244±0.046
G 229-20 A
Right ascension 18h 57m 37.960s
Declination +53° 31 15.25
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.15
G 229-20 B
Right ascension 18h 57m 37.911s
Declination +53° 31 12.92
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.23
Characteristics
WD 1856+534
Evolutionary stage white dwarf
Spectral type DA
Apparent magnitude (J) 15.677±0.055
Apparent magnitude (H) 15.429±0.094
Apparent magnitude (K) 15.548±0.186
G 229-20
Evolutionary stage red dwarf + red dwarf
Spectral type M3.5V
Astrometry
WD 1856+534
Proper motion (μ) RA: +240.749 mas/yr
Dec.: −52.470 mas/yr
Parallax (π)40.3931±0.0506 mas
Distance80.7 ± 0.1 ly
(24.76 ± 0.03 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+14.37
G 229-20 A
Radial velocity (Rv)17.19±0.33 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +256.055 mas/yr
Dec.: −52.810 mas/yr
Parallax (π)40.3480±0.0149 mas
Distance80.84 ± 0.03 ly
(24.784 ± 0.009 pc)
G 229-20 B
Radial velocity (Rv)17.38±0.35 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +241.527 mas/yr
Dec.: −44.335 mas/yr
Parallax (π)40.3648 ± 0.0147 mas
Distance80.80 ± 0.03 ly
(24.774 ± 0.009 pc)
Position (relative to G 229-20)
Angular distance~43
Projected separation1030+130
−55
AU
Details
WD 1856+534
Mass0.605±0.013 M
Radius0.0121±0.0002 R
Surface gravity (log g)8.05±0.02 cgs
Temperature4,920±50 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]<−8.8 dex
AgeCooling age: 5.4±0.7 Gyr
Total age: 7.4 to 10 Gyr
G 229-20 A
Mass0.335±0.024 M
Radius0.35±0.02 R
Luminosity0.016 L
Temperature3,521 K
G 229-20 B
Mass0.322±0.023 M
Radius0.34±0.02 R
Luminosity0.015 L
Temperature3,513 K
Other designations
WDS J18576+5331
WD 1856+534: LP 141-14, LSPM J1857+5330, NLTT 47263, TOI-1690, TIC 267574918, 2MASS J18573936+5330332
G 229-20: LP 141-13, LSPM J1857+5331, NLTT 47260/47261, 2MASS J18573793+5331140
Database references
SIMBADWD 1856+534
G 229-20
G 229-20 A
G 229-20 B
Exoplanet Archivedata

WD 1856+534 is a white dwarf located in the constellation of Draco. At a distance of about 25 parsecs (80 ly) from Earth, it is the outer component of a visual triple star system consisting of an inner pair of red dwarf stars, named G 229-20. The white dwarf displays a featureless absorption spectrum, lacking strong optical absorption or emission features in its atmosphere. It has an effective temperature of 4,700 K (4,430 °C; 8,000 °F), corresponding to an age of approximately 5.8 billion years. WD 1856+534 is approximately half as massive as the Sun, while its radius is much smaller, being 40% larger than Earth.