Coordinates: Sky map 14h 24m 39.144s, +09° 17′ 13.98″

GD 165

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GD 165
File:GD 165 legacy dr10.jpg
The white dwarf GD 165 A is seen in the center of the image as a bright star. The brown dwarf GD 165 B is below the white dwarf, seen as a red spot.
Observation data
Epoch J2000[1]      Equinox J2000[1]
Constellation Boötes
Right ascension 14h 24m 39.144s[1]
Declination 09° 17′ 13.98″[1]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage white dwarf + brown dwarf
Spectral type DA4[2]+L4[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−26.8 ± 4.3[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −213.353 ± 0.084[5] mas/yr
Dec.: −149.648 ± 0.074[5] mas/yr
Parallax (π)29.9335±0.0559 mas[5]
Distance109.0 ± 0.2 ly
(33.41 ± 0.06 pc)
Details
GD 165 A
Mass0.64 ± 0.02[6] M
Radius0.0124 ± 0.0003[6] R
Luminosity0.0030 ± 0.0006[6] L
Surface gravity (log g)8.052 ± 0.035[6] cgs
Temperature12,130 ± 450[6] K
Rotation57.29 ± 0.34 hours[6]
Age1.2–5.5[7] Gyr
GD 165 B
Mass62.58 ± 15.57[8] MJup
Radius1.00 ± 0.08[8] RJup
Surface gravity (log g)5.19 ± 0.21[8] cgs
Temperature1755 ± 102[8] K
Age1.2–5.5[7] Gyr
Other designations
CX Boo, LSPM J1424+0917, 2MASS J14243914+0917139, WDS J14247+0917A, WD 1422+095
Database references
SIMBADGD 165 A
GD 165 B

GD 165 is a binary white dwarf and brown dwarf system located in the Boötes constellation, roughly 109 light-years from Earth.[7]

Nomenclature and observation

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The system GD 165 is named after Henry L. Giclas, an American Astronomer who lived throughout the 20th century.[9]

In 1990, GD 165 A was discovered to be a variable star by Pierre Bergeron and John Thomas McGraw.[10] It was given its variable star designation, CX Boötis, in 1993.[11]

GD 165 B was discovered in 1988 by Eric Becklin and Benjamin Zuckerman at the University of California, Los Angeles.[12] GD 165 B was the first brown dwarf discovered to be cooler than M-Type stars[13] and was initially assigned the spectral type ≥M10. It would not be regarded as a brown dwarf until 1999, when new spectral types L-Type and T-Type for objects cooler than M-type stars were established, reclassifying GD 165 B as L4.[3]

Physical properties

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GD 165 A is a pulsating white dwarf with a temperature of about 12,100 K, a mass of 0.64 M, and a radius of 0.0124 R.[6]

File:GD165LightCurve.png
A broad band optical light curve for GD 165, adapted from Giammichele et al. (2015)[6]

GD 165 B is an L-Type brown dwarf with a temperature of about 1,750 K, a mass of about 63 MJ, and a radius of 1.00 RJ.[8] GD 165B is separated by 123±12 astronomical units from its host white dwarf. It is the second closest spacially resolved brown dwarf after PHL 5038, which has a separation of around 69 AU.[14]

See also

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Other cooler than M brown dwarfs, discovered before 1998:

References

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