An Extremely Massive White Dwarf Escaped from the Hyades Star Cluster

An Extremely Massive White Dwarf Escaped from the Hyades Star Cluster

We searched the Gaia DR3 database for ultramassive white dwarfs with kinematics consistent with having escaped the nearby Hyades open cluster, identifying three such candidates. Two of these candidates have masses estimated from Gaia photometry of approximately 1.1 solar masses; their status as prod...

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Main Authors: David R. Miller, Ilaria Caiazzo, Jeremy Heyl, Harvey B. Richer, Kareem El-Badry, Antonio C. Rodriguez, Zachary P. Vanderbosch, Jan van Roestel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Subjects:
White dwarf stars
Stellar evolution
Star clusters
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acffc4

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