Gliese 440

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Gliese 440
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Gliese 440 seen by the Hubble Space Telescope [1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0        Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Musca [2]
Right ascension 11h 45m 42.91694s [3]
Declination −64° 50′ 29.4620″ [3]
Apparent magnitude  (V)11.50 [4]
Characteristics
Spectral type DQ6 [5]
U−B color index -0.59 [4]
B−V color index +0.19 [4]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)RA: 2661.640  mas/yr [3]
Dec.: -344.933  mas/yr [3]
Parallax (π)215.6753 ± 0.0181  mas [3]
Distance 15.123 ± 0.001  ly
(4.6366 ± 0.0004  pc)
Details
Mass 0.56 ± 0.08 [6]   M☉
Radius 0.01  R☉
Luminosity 0.0005 [7]   L☉
Surface gravity (log g)8.27 ± 0.05 [7]   cgs
Temperature 8,500 ± 300 [7]   K
Age (as white dwarf) [7]
1.44  Gyr
Other designations
GJ  440 [8] , HIP  57367 [9] , BPM  7108, Ci  20 658 [10] , EG GR  82, L  145-141, LAWD  37, LHS  43 [11] , LP  145-141, LPM  396, LTT  4364, NLTT  28447 [12] , PLX  2716 [13] , PM  11429-6434, WD  1142-645, TYC  8981-4417-1 [14] [15] , GSC  08981-04418, 2MASS J11454297-6450297
Database references
SIMBAD data
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Gliese 440
Location of Gliese 440 in the constellation Musca

Gliese 440, also known as LP 145-141 or LAWD 37, [4] is an isolated white dwarf located 15.1 light-years (4.6 parsecs ) from the Solar System in the constellation Musca. [16] According to a 2009 paper, it is the fourth closest known white dwarf to the Sun (after Sirius B, Procyon B, and van Maanen's star.) [17]

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History of observations

Gliese 440 is known at least from 1917, when its proper motion was published by R. T. A. Innes and H. E. Wood in Volume 37 of Circular of the Union Observatory. [18] The corresponding designation is UO 37. [10] (Note: this designation is not unique for this star, that is all other stars, listed in the table in the Volume 37 of this Circular, also could be called by this name).

Space motion

Gliese 440 may be a member of the Wolf 219 moving group, which has seven possible members. These stars share a similar motion through space, which may indicate a common origin. [19] This group has an estimated space velocity of 160 km/s and is following a highly eccentric orbit through the Milky Way galaxy. [20]

Properties

White dwarfs are no longer generating energy at their cores through nuclear fusion, and instead are steadily radiating away their remaining heat. Gliese 440 has a DQ spectral classification, indicating that it is a rare type of white dwarf which displays evidence of atomic or molecular carbon in its spectrum. [21]

In 2019, Gliese 440 was observed passing in front of a more distant star. The bending of starlight by the gravitational field of Gliese 440 observed by the Hubble Space Telescope allowed its mass to be directly measured. The estimated mass of Gliese 440 is 0.56±0.08 M☉, which fits the expected range of a white dwarf with a carbon-oxygen core. This measurement marked the first direct gravitational mass determination of a single white dwarf. [6]

Gliese 440 has only 56% of the Sun's mass, [6] but it is the remnant of a massive main-sequence star that had an estimated 4.4 solar masses. [22] While it was on the main sequence, it probably was a spectral class B star (in the range B4–B9). [23] Most of the star's original mass was shed after it passed into the asymptotic giant branch stage, just prior to becoming a white dwarf.

Search for companions

A survey with the Hubble Space Telescope revealed no visible orbiting companions, at least down to the limit of detection. [24] [5]

Its proximity, mass and temperature have led to it being considered a good candidate to look for Jupiter-like planets. Its relatively large mass and high temperature mean that the system is relatively short-lived and hence of more recent origin. [22]

Hipparcos-Gaia proper motion shows an anomaly that hints to the presence of an exoplanet that has a mass of either 0.44 or 0.60 MJ which is between Saturn and Jupiter. [25] [26]

See also

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