dwarf nova system called KSN: BS-C11a

Kepler Discovers a White and Brown Dwarf Star Binary Pair That Gives off a Rare Outburst Event

Medicine & Technology Jan 31, 2020

Kepler detected the dwarf nova system called KSN: BS-C11a, that is made up of a white dwarf and brown dwarf which is significantly smaller than the white dwarf. The regular orbit of the brown dwarf around the larger white one is the distance from Earth to the Moon. A total of 83 minutes and a distance of 400,000 kilometers is how close they are.

dwarf nova system called KSN: BS-C11a

Kepler Discovers a White and Brown Dwarf Star Binary Pair That Gives off a Rare Outburst Event

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