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GD 40
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cetus[1]
Right ascension 03h 02m 53.10375s[2]
Declination −01° 08′ 33.7987″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.56[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage white dwarf[3]
Spectral type DB[3]
Astrometry
Parallax (π)15.3618±0.0456 mas[2]
Distance212.3 ± 0.6 ly
(65.1 ± 0.2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)11.30[3]
Details[3]
Mass0.54 M
Radius0.014±0.003[a] R
Luminosity0.0068 L
Surface gravity (log g)7.91±0.18 cgs
Age200 Myr
Other designations
GD 40, EGGR 384, US 3562, WD 0300-013
Database references
SIMBADdata

GD 40 is a white dwarf in the constellation Cetus. It is located about 212 light-years (65 parsecs) away from the Sun.[2] The star's spectrum has been found to show traces of external of metal contamination due to disruption of an extrasolar dwarf planet or an asteroid.[4] The disrupted object should have had at least the same mass of the asteroid 4 Vesta.

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Notes

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  1. ^ Derived from known mass and gravity of star; radius is consistent with known luminosity and temperature within 0.4%.

References

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  1. ^ Roman, Nancy G. (1987). "Identification of a constellation from a position". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 99 (617): 695. Bibcode:1987PASP...99..695R. doi:10.1086/132034. Constellation record for this object at VizieR.
  2. ^ a b c d Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. ^ a b c d e Limoges, M.-M.; Bergeron, P. (2010). "A Spectroscopic Analysis of White Dwarfs in the Kiso Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 714 (2): 1037–1051. arXiv:1003.4313. Bibcode:2010ApJ...714.1037L. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/714/2/1037. S2CID 118618131.
  4. ^ Klein; et al. (2010). "Chemical Abundances in the Externally Polluted White Dwarf GD 40: Evidence of a Rocky Extrasolar Minor Planet". The Astrophysical Journal. 709 (2): 950–962. arXiv:0912.1422. Bibcode:2010ApJ...709..950K. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/709/2/950. S2CID 118312133.