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Discovery of a Bright, Extremely Low Mass White Dwarf in a Close Double Degenerate System
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SYSNO ASEP 0367868 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Discovery of a Bright, Extremely Low Mass White Dwarf in a Close Double Degenerate System Author(s) Vennes, Stephane (ASU-R) ORCID, RID
Thorstensen, J.R. (US)
Kawka, Adela (ASU-R) ORCID, RID
Németh, Péter (ASU-R) ORCID
Skinner, J.N. (US)
Pigulski, A. (PL)
Stęslicki, M. (PL)
Kolaczkowski, Z. (PL)
Srodka, P. (PL)Source Title Astrophysical Journal Letters. - : Institute of Physics Publishing - ISSN 2041-8205
Roč. 737, č. 1 (2011), L16/1-L16/6Number of pages 6 s. Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords close binaries stars ; individual star GALEX J171708.5+675712 ; white dwarfs Subject RIV BN - Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics, Astrophysics R&D Projects IAA300030908 GA AV ČR - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (AV ČR) IAA301630901 GA AV ČR - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (AV ČR) GAP209/10/0967 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) LC06014 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) CEZ AV0Z10030501 - ASU-R (2005-2011) UT WOS 000293138800016 DOI 10.1088/2041-8205/737/1/L16 Annotation We report the discovery of a bright (V cca 13.7), extremely low mass white dwarf in a close double degenerate system. We originally selected GALEX J171708.5+675712 for spectroscopic follow-up among a group of white dwarf candidates in an ultraviolet–optical reduced proper-motion diagram. Workplace Astronomical Institute Contact Radka Svašková, bibl@asu.cas.cz, Tel.: 323 620 326 Year of Publishing 2012
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