WD J2356−209 (also known as WD 2354−211)[4] is a white dwarf star located 65 pc (212 ly) away from the Earth.[5] It is a very faint white dwarf, with an apparent visual magnitude of 21.03.[6] Its visible spectrum is dominated by a broad absorption feature[2] that has been attributed to pressure-broadenedsodium D lines.[7] The presence of this sodium absorption feature and the detection of spectral lines from other heavy elements (calcium, iron and magnesium) indicate that the photosphere of WD J2356−209 has been polluted by a recent rocky debris accretion episode. A detailed analysis of the spectrum of WD J2356−209 shows that the accreted planetesimal was abnormally sodium-rich, containing up to ten times more sodium than calcium.[3] With an effective temperature of 4040 K, WD J2356−209 was the coolest metal-polluted white dwarf observed at the time (and also the oldest, with a white dwarf cooling age of about 8 Gyr).[3]
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