LP 40-365 explained

LP 40-365 is a low-mass white dwarf star in the constellation Ursa Minor. It travels at high speed through the Milky Way and has a very unusual elemental composition, lacking hydrogen, helium or carbon. It may have been produced in a subluminous Type Iax supernova that failed to destroy its host star totally.[1] [2] [3] The "LP" name is derived from the Luyten-Palomar proper motion catalogue in which it appeared in the 1960s.[4] Another catalog name for this star is "GD 492".[5] The star was cataloged as a Giclas object with the designation "GD 492" being assigned by Henry Giclas in 1970.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Vennes. Stephane. Nemeth. Peter. Kawka. Adela. Thorstensen. John R.. Khalack. Viktor. Ferrario. Lilia. Alper. Erek H.. 18 August 2017. An unusual white dwarf star may be a surviving remnant of a subluminous Type Ia supernova. Science. 357. 6352. 680–683. 10.1126/science.aam8378. 28818942. 1708.05568 . 2017Sci...357..680V . 24141207 .
  2. Web site: Science Press Release. Astroserver.org. 17 August 2017.
  3. Javier Barbuzano. 17 August 2017. The White Dwarf That Survived . Sky & Telescope.
  4. Luyten, W. J.. 1963–1981. Proper Motion Survey with the 48 inch Schmidt Telescope. University of Minnesota.
  5. GD 492.
  6. Giclas. Henry L.. Burnham. Robert. Thomas. Norman Gene. 1970. A list of white dwarf suspects III : Special objects of small proper motion from the Lowell survey. Bulletin of the Lowell Observatory . en. 7. 153. 183. 1970LowOB...7..183G.

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