Van Maanen 2

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Van Maanen 2, or van Maanen's Star, is the closest-known solitary white dwarf to the Solar System. It is a dense, compact stellar remnant no longer generating energy through fusion and has equivalent to about 68% of the Sun's mass but only 1% of its radius.

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