List of coolest stars

This is a list of coolest stars discovered, arranged by decreasing temperature. The stars with temperatures lower than 2,000 K are included.

List

Star name Temperature (K) Spectral type Distance (light years) Notes
WISE J0855-0714 225–260[1] 7.27±0.13
CFBDSIR 1458+10B 370
2MASS 0939-2448 A/B 650[2]
2MASS 0415-0935 764
2M 1237+6526 850[3]
SCR 1845-6357B 950
2MASS 0243-2453 1,050
Cha 110913-773444 1,350
2MASS 0036+1821 1,650
2MASS 1507-1627 1,650
V688 Monocerotis 1,670[4]
OTS 44 1,700
S Cassiopeiae 1,800

See also


References

  1. Clavin, Whitney; Harrington, J. D. (25 April 2014). "NASA's Spitzer and WISE Telescopes Find Close, Cold Neighbor of Sun". NASA.gov. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014.
  2. Leggett, S. K.; Cushing, Michael C.; Saumon, D.; Marley, M. S.; Roellig, T. L.; Warren, S. J.; Burningham, Ben; Jones, H. R. A.; Kirkpatrick, J. D.; Lodieu, N.; Lucas, P. W.; Mainzer, A. K.; Martín, E. L.; McCaughrean, M. J.; Pinfield, D. J.; Sloan, G. C.; Smart, R. L.; Tamura, M.; Van Cleve, J. (2009). "The Physical Properties of Four ~600 K T Dwarfs". The Astrophysical Journal. 695 (2): 1517–1526. arXiv:0901.4093. Bibcode:2009ApJ...695.1517L. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/695/2/1517.
  3. Liebert & Burgasser (2007). "On the Nature of the Unique Hα-emitting T Dwarf 2MASS J12373919+6526148". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 655 (1): 522–527. arXiv:astro-ph/0609793. Bibcode:2007ApJ...655..522L. doi:10.1086/509882.
  4. Bergeat, J.; Chevallier, L. (2005). "The mass loss of C-rich giants". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 429: 235–246. arXiv:astro-ph/0601366. Bibcode:2005A&A...429..235B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041280.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.