ZZ Ceti

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Star
ZZ Ceti
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Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation whale
Right ascension 01 h 36 m 13.62 s
declination −11 ° 20 ′ 32.6 ″
Apparent brightness (14.13 ± 0.03) mag
Typing
B − V color index (0.17) 
Spectral class DA4.0
Variable star type ZZA 
Astrometry
parallax (30.52 ± 0.05)  mas
distance (106.8 ± 0.2)  ly
(32.8)  pc
Proper movement 
Rec. Share: (460.85 ± 0.12)  mas / a
Dec. portion: (−116.45 ± 0.07)  mas / a
Physical Properties
Dimensions (0.65 ± 0.02)  M
radius (0.0118 ± 0.0002)  R
Luminosity

(0.0029 ± 0.0002)  L

Effective temperature (12281 ± 125)  K.
Rotation time (37.84 ± 1.99) h
Other names
and catalog entries
2MASS catalog 2MASS J01361358-1120327 [1]
Other names Ross 548, ZZ Ceti

ZZ Ceti (also Ross 548 ) is a white dwarf at a distance of just over 100  light years in the constellation Whale . It is the prototype of the so-called ZZ-Ceti stars due to its pulsations .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e ZZ Cet. In: SIMBAD . Center de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg , accessed September 14, 2018 .
  2. a b ZZ Cet. In: VSX. AAVSO, accessed September 14, 2018 .
  3. ^ A b c d e N. Giammichele, G. Fontaine, P. Brassard, S. Charpinet: A New Analysis of the Two Classical ZZ Ceti White Dwarfs GD 165 and Ross 548. II. Seismic Modeling . In: The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series . 223, No. 1, 2016. bibcode : 2016ApJS..223 ... 10G . doi : 10.3847 / 0067-0049 / 223/1/10 .