What is Scholz's Star?
Q: What is Scholz's Star?
A: Scholz's Star is a nearby binary star system that passed through the solar system's Oort cloud about 70,000 years ago.
Q: What is another name for Scholz's Star?
A: Scholz's Star is also known as WISE 0720-0846, or WISE J072003.20-084651.2.
Q: How far is Scholz's Star from the Sun?
A: Scholz's Star is now 17-23 light-years (5.1-7.2 parsecs) away from the Sun.
Q: What is the primary star in the Scholz's Star system?
A: The primary star in the Scholz's Star system is a red dwarf with a mass of 86±2 times that of Jupiter.
Q: What is the secondary star in the Scholz's Star system?
A: The secondary star in the Scholz's Star system is assumed to be a T5 brown dwarf.
Q: What is the apparent magnitude of Scholz's Star?
A: Scholz's Star has an apparent magnitude of 18.3.
Q: How old is the Scholz's Star system?
A: The Scholz's Star system is estimated to be between 3-10 billion years old.
