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WD J1330+6435

white dwarf star known as the first green star

Space · Astronomers point to a first 'green star': white dwarf WD J1330+6435

WD J1330+6435, a white dwarf described as "the first green star", is the subject of NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for 22 October 2026. Astronomers have found that trace elements drawn onto some white dwarfs can shift their normally white light into colours such as green, yellow, pink and purple.