Scholz's Star
(WISE 0720-0846, WISE J072003.20-084651.2, 2MASS J07200325-0846499, 2MASS 0720-0846)
(nearby binary star with red dwarf and brown dwarf)
Scholz's Star (WISE 0720-0845) is a binary system
22 light-years away with a red dwarf
(M-type star) of 86 Jupiter masses
and a brown dwarf of 65 Jupiter masses.
It passed close to the solar system
70,000 years ago (52000 AU or 0.25 parsecs
or 0.82 light-years). At its closest,
its apparent magnitude was +11.4.
Characteristics:
(star,binary star,nearby star,brown dwarf,red dwarf)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholz's_Star
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Scholz%27s+Star
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015AJ....149..104B/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015ApJ...800L..17M/abstract
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| ~0 | 6.8pc | 22.2ly | | Scholz's Star |
|
| Coordinates: | Scholz's Star
J072003.254-084649.90 |
|
Referenced by pages:
M dwarf
M-type star (M)
red dwarf
stellar designation
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