GD 362
id:
gd-362-232-738983
title:
GD 362
text:
GD 362 is a white dwarf approximately 150 light years from Earth. In 2004, spectroscopic observations showed that it had a relatively high concentration of metals in its atmosphere. Since the high gravitational field of white dwarfs quickly forces heavy elements to settle towards the bottom of the atmosphere, this meant that the atmosphere was being polluted by an external source. In 2005, infrared photometric observations suggested that it was surrounded by a ring of dust with size comparable t
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Star in the constellation Hercules
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GD_362
date created:
2007-08-18T02:46:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T21:43:00Z
main entity:
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image:
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fields total:
13
integrity:
16