WD 1540+236

All names: SDSS J154234.64+232939.8, LP 384-38, WD 1540+236, PM J15425+2329, 2MASS J15423462+2329426, Gaia DR3 1218051664291152000, TIC 347504087, NLTT 40992, 15425+2329, Gaia EDR3 1218051664291152000, Gaia DR2 1218051664291152000, 1540+236, SDSS J154234.65+232939.8, LSPM J1542+2329, WDJ154234.63+232941.56, J1542+2329, PSO J235.6444+23.4935, USNO-B1.0 1134-00234786, GALEX J154234.6+232940

Parameter Unit Gaia EDR3 Pan-STARRS DR1 Kilic et al. 2025 O'Brien et al. 2024 Caron et al. 2023 Kilic et al. 2020 McCleery et al. 2020 Blouin et al. 2019 Leggett et al. 2018 MWDD H Gaia DR2 Stilism Limoges et al. 2015 Kawka et Vennes 2006 Vincent et al. 2024 Simbad Gentile Fusillo et al. 2018 White Dwarf Catalog (McCook & Sion 1999)
Right ascension 15 42 34.69 (0.03) 15 42 34.69 (0.05) 15 42 34.69 (0.05) 15 42 34.69 15 42 34.63 (0.03) 15 42 34.69 15 42 34.78
Declination 23 29 35.03 (0.04) 23 29 35.23 (0.05) 23 29 35.23 (0.05) 23 29 35.03 23 29 41.56 (0.04) 23 29 35.23 23 29 36.60
Spectral type DA DA DA DA DA DA DA8.5 DA DA DA DA DA DA8.8
Effective temperature [K] 5936.0 (22) 5839.0 (43) 5951.0 (17) 5937.0 (22) 5840.2 (29) 5855.0 (40) 5915.0 (117) 5852.0 6250.0 (113) 5730.0 (100) 5993.0 (27)
log(g) [cgs] 8.21 (0.006) 8.17 (0.02) 8.22 (0.006) 8.21 (0.007) 8.18 (0.02) 8.19 (0.02) 8.25 (0.04) 8.18 8.82 (0.2) 8.20 (0.3) 8.23 (0.009)
Mass [M] 0.722 (0.007) 0.694 (0.01) 0.73 (0.005) 0.723 (0.006) 0.706 (0.01) 0.744 (0.03) 0.7 1.11 (0.1) 0.71 (0.2) 0.736 (0.008)
log(Luminosity) [L] -4.20
Cooling age [Gyr] 4.1300 3.8870 (0.2) 4.1890 (0.4) 3.8090
log(H/He)
log(C/He)
log(Ca/He)
log(Ca/H)
log(C/H)
log(N/H)
log(O/H)
log(Na/H)
log(Mg/H)
log(Al/H)
log(Si/H)
log(P/H)
log(S/H)
log(Sc/H)
log(Ti/H)
log(Cr/H)
log(Mn/H)
log(Fe/H)
log(Ni/H)
Parallax [mas] 35.99 (0.05) 35.99 (0.05) 36.02 (0.07) 36.02 (0.07) 36.02 (0.07) 36.93 (0.5) 36.02 (0.07) 35.99 35.99 (0.05) 36.02 (0.07)
Distance [pc] 27.79 (0.04) 27.79 (0.04) 27.76 (0.05) 27.76 (0.05) 27.76 (0.05) 27.08 (0.4) 27.76 (0.05) 19.60 (0.8) 27.00 27.79 27.79 (0.04) 27.76 (0.05)
Composition H H H H H H
Proper motion (right ascension) [mas/yr] 48.64382917 (0.05) 48.63613814 (0.09) 48.644 (0.04) 48.63613814
Proper motion (declination) [mas/yr] -408.5254894 (0.06) -408.5779088 (0.1) -408.525 (0.06) -408.5779088
Variability
Magnetic
Bd [MG]
Infrared excess (disk)
Binarity
B magnitude 17.00
V magnitude
R magnitude 16.30
I magnitude
J magnitude 15.64 (0.008) 15.76 (0.07) 15.76 (0.07)
H magnitude 15.48 (0.1) 15.48 (0.1) 15.48 (0.1)
K magnitude 15.76 (0.3) 15.76 (0.3) 15.76 (0.3)
u magnitude 17.90 (0.01) 17.90 (0.01) 17.90 (0.01) 0.95
g magnitude 16.95 (0.009) 16.98 (0.004)
r magnitude 16.60 (0.003) 16.59 (0.005)
i magnitude 16.46 (0.004) 16.43 (0.005)
z magnitude 16.43 (0.005) 16.41 (0.009)
G magnitude 16.60 (0.005) 16.61 16.61 16.60 16.60 (0.003) 16.61
BP magnitude 16.91 (0.005) 16.91 16.91
RP magnitude 16.11 (0.003) 16.12 16.12
Pan g magnitude 16.95 (0.008) 16.95 (0.008) 16.95 (0.008)
Pan r magnitude 16.60 (0.003) 16.60 (0.003) 16.60 (0.003)
Pan i magnitude 16.46 (0.004) 16.46 (0.004) 16.46 (0.004)
Pan z magnitude 16.43 (0.005) 16.43 (0.005) 16.43 (0.005)
Pan y magnitude 16.42 (0.004) 16.42 (0.005) 16.43 (0.005)
E(B-V) 0.002

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