Star GD 279

White dwarf GD 279 is located 53.9 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class DA3.6, that has typically about 60 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this system.

Sun distance
53.9 light years

Position of this star is derived from Gaia mission data.

GD 279

White dwarf (spectral class DA3.6)

Mass: 0.61 M Sun (estimate)

Size: 0.01 R Sun (estimate)

Apparent magnitude (V): 12.46

(No known exoplanets yet)

Photometry

K
2.1

H
1.6

J
1.2

Grp
0.8

I
0.8

G
0.6

V
0.5

Gbp
0.5

B
0.4

U
0.3

More about GD 279

      Nearby star GD 279 can be found in northern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope.

Other designations of this star
WD 0148+467, HIP 8709, Gaia EDR3 356922880493142016

External sources

Sources

Simbad database (GD 279)

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 356922880493142016)

Closest stars

Distance (Light Years)		Mass (Solar mass)


4	G 173-39	0 M_☉

4.5	UPM J0151+4652	0 M_☉

5.1	G 134-30	0 M_☉

7.3	HD 10307	1.02 M_☉ 0.38 M_☉

7.8	G 173-37	0 M_☉

3D map of stellar neighborhood List of all nearby stars

Get your next news from nearby stars

This is a new project, and partly still in developement. There will be soon more information and functions. We would love your support on social media.

gd-279