BPM 37093 (Diamond Star)The interior of this probably very old white dwarf is a diamond with a diameter of more than 4000 kilometers.The inside of white dwarfs often is pure carbon. The pressure in this star has agglomerated it to form a diamond. Constellation: Centaurus Distance: 54 light-years Spectral class: DA6 Visual magnitude: 13.96 Luminosity: 0.0006 * Sun Diameter: 0.0029 * Sun Radial velocity: -12 km/sec Back: List of Special Stars |
Source: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics / Travis Metcalfe, Ruth Bazinet |
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