Artist’s impression of the glowing disc of material around the white dwarf SDSS J1228+1040

This artist’s impression shows how an asteroid torn apart by the strong gravity of a white dwarf has formed a ring of dust particles and debris orbiting the Earth-sized burnt out stellar core SDSS J1228+1040. Gas produced by collisions within the disc is detected in observations obtained over twelve years with ESO’s Very Large Telescope, and reveal a narrow glowing arc.

Źródło:

Mark Garlick (www.markgarlick.com) and University of Warwick/ESO

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Data publikacji:11 listopada 2015 12:00
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O obiekcie

Nazwa:SDSS J122859.93+104032.9
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : White Dwarf
Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Disk : Debris
Kategoria:Stars

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