Discovery of an icy and nitrogen-rich extrasolar planetesimal
White dwarfs accreting planetary debris provide detailed insight into the bulk composition of rocky exoplanetesimals. However, only one Kuiper Belt analogue has been identified in that way so far. Here, we report the accretion of an icy extrasolar planetesimal on to white dwarf WD 1647+375 using ultraviolet spectroscopy from the Hubble Space
Sahu, Snehalata et al.
Fecha de publicación:
10
2025