What is Van Maanen 2?
{{DISPLAYTITLE:van Maanen 2}} '''van Maanen 2''', also called '''Van Maanen's Star''', is a [[white dwarf]] [[star]] and the closest white dwarf to the [[Sun]] that does not have a companion. It is larger than the [[Earth]]<ref>https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.08902</ref> but is two-thirds the mass of the Sun.<ref>https://arxiv.org/abs/1505.02297</ref> It is 14 [[light years]] away and is in the constellation [[Pisces (constellation)|Pisces]].<ref>ISBN 0-486-23673-0</ref> It was once a star larger and hotter than the Sun (like [[Sirius]]) that became a [[red giant]] before becoming a white dwarf. == References == {{reflist}}{{sci-stub}} [[Category:Stars]]