WD J0651+2844
(J0651, SDSS J065133.34+284423.4)
(binary pair of closely-orbiting white dwarfs)
WD J0651+2844 (often abbreviated J0651)
is a eclipsing binary consisting of two white dwarfs.
which have a 13 minute orbital period,
being less than a thousandth of an AU from each other.
Distance determinations to the pair are rough, but they are generally determined
to be on the order of a kpc, one determination close to 750 pc.
Potential orbital decay from gravitational waves is of research interest.
(binary star,star,white dwarf)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WD_J0651%2B2844
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SDSS+J065133.34%2B284423.4
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...757L..21H/abstract
Redshift | Parsecs /Distance | Lightyears /Lookback Years | | |
~0 | 750pc | 2.45kly | | WD J0651+2844 |
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Coordinates: | J0651 065133.338+284423.37 |
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Referenced by page:
stellar designation
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