Astronomy:SSSPM J1549-3544

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Short description: Star
SSSPM J1549-3544
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Lupus
Right ascension  15h 48m 40.172s[1]
Declination −35° 44′ 26.17″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.78[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type sdK5[2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −597.714[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −535.841[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)10.4127 ± 0.0214[1] mas
Distance313.2 ± 0.6 ly
(96.0 ± 0.2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)9.5
Details
Radius0.30[1] R
Luminosity0.02[1] L
Surface gravity (log g)5.0[1] cgs
Temperature3,956[1] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−1.28[1] dex
Other designations
SSSPM J1549-3544, 2MASS J15484023-3544254
Database references
SIMBADdata

SSSPM J1549-3544 is a star in the constellation Lupus with high proper motion. It was initially found to have high proper motion in a 2003 survey of images taken by the optical SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys and by the near-infrared sky surveys 2MASS and DENIS. It was then thought to be a cool white dwarf close to the Sun.[3] However, more detailed spectroscopic observations in 2005 appear to show that it is not a white dwarf, but a high-velocity halo metal-poor subdwarf.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Farihi, J.; Wood, P. R.; Stalder, B. (2005). "SSSPM J1549-3544 is Not a White Dwarf". The Astrophysical Journal 627 (1): L41–L43. doi:10.1086/432158. Bibcode2005ApJ...627L..41F. 
  3. Scholz, R. -D; Lehmann, I.; Matute, I.; Zinnecker, H. (2004). "The nearest cool white dwarf (D ∼4 pc), the coolest M-type subdwarf (SdM9.5), and other high proper motion discoveries". Astronomy and Astrophysics 425: 519–527. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041059. Bibcode2004A&A...425..519S.