The Hidden Companion in J1527: A 0.69 Solar-mass White Dwarf?

Finding nearby neutron stars can probe the supernova and metal-enrichment histories near our solar system. Recently, Lin et al. reported an exciting neutron star candidate, Two Micron All Sky Survey J15274848+3536572 (hereafter J1527), with a small Gaia distance of 118 pc. They claim that J1527 harb...

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Main Authors: Zhi-Xiang Zhang, Hao-Bin Liu, Tuan Yi, Mouyuan Sun, Wei-Min Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad1eef