Astronomers have identified the first metal-polluted white dwarf star from the Gaia Data Release 2 (DR2) provided by ESA's Gaia satellite. The newly found star received designation GaiaJ1738'0826. The finding is detailed in a paper published June 24 on the arXiv pre-print repository.
Astronomers have identified the first metal-polluted white dwarf star from the Gaia Data Release 2 (DR2) provided by ESA's Gaia satellite. The newly found star received designation GaiaJ1738'0826. The finding is detailed in a paper published June 24 on the arXiv pre-print repository.
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