van Maanen 2
van Maanen 2, also called Van Maanen's Star, is a white dwarf star and the closest white dwarf to the Sun that does not have a companion. It is larger than the Earth[1] but is two-thirds the mass of the Sun.[2] It is 14 light years away and is in the constellation Pisces.[3] It was once a star larger and hotter than the Sun (like Sirius) that became a red giant before becoming a white dwarf.
Van Maanen 2 Media
The image is an optical negative centered on the SIMBAD coordinates J2000.0 for Van Maanen's star. Image is from the Palomar 48-inch Schmidt reflecting telescope. Van Maanen's star is the largest black dot center top right.
References
- ↑ https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.08902
- ↑ https://arxiv.org/abs/1505.02297
- ↑ ISBN 0-486-23673-0
