white dwarfs

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf stellar remnant
gptkbp:ageRange up to billions of years
gptkbp:canAccreteMatter from companion star
gptkbp:canBe single
binary system member
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:Gaia_mission
gptkb:Sloan_Digital_Sky_Survey
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Type_Ia_supernova_(in_binary_systems)
gptkbp:composedOf electron-degenerate matter
gptkbp:coolingProcess radiative cooling
gptkbp:coreComposition gptkb:helium
carbon and oxygen
oxygen and neon
gptkbp:density very high
gptkbp:diameter Earth-sized
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Sirius_B
gptkb:Williamina_Fleming
gptkbp:distanceToNearest Sirius B, 8.6 light years
gptkbp:eventualFate gptkb:black_dwarf
gptkbp:evolutionaryStage final stage for low- and medium-mass stars
gptkbp:example gptkb:GJ_86_B
gptkb:Procyon_B
gptkb:Sirius_B
gptkb:Stein_2051_B
gptkb:van_Maanen's_Star
gptkbp:exhibits gravitational redshift
nova outbursts
pulsations
gptkbp:formedBy red supergiant
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Milky_Way
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label white dwarfs
gptkbp:luminosity low
gptkbp:magneticFieldStrength can be strong
gptkbp:massLimit gptkb:Chandrasekhar_limit
gptkbp:notUndergo nuclear fusion
gptkbp:numberInMilkyWay estimated 10 billion
gptkbp:observedBy space telescopes
optical telescopes
ultraviolet telescopes
gptkbp:rotationPeriod seconds to days
gptkbp:spectralType DA, DB, DC, DO, DZ, DQ
gptkbp:studiedBy astrophysicists
cosmic chronometry
gptkbp:surfaceGravity very high
gptkbp:surfaceLayer gptkb:helium
hydrogen
gptkbp:surfaceTemperatureRange 5,000 K to 100,000 K
gptkbp:temperature high
gptkbp:typicalMass 0.6 solar masses
gptkbp:usedToEstimate age of the Milky Way
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fermi_gas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4