First outbursting hot subdwarf binary discovered
Astronomers have discovered the first hot subdwarf-white dwarf binary system that produces dwarf nova outbursts, designated ZTF J0007+4804. This system was identified using data from the Zwicky Transient Facility and the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. The findings suggest that ZTF J0007+4804 will likely merge into a single white dwarf in approximately 226 million years.
- ▪ZTF J0007+4804 is the first known hot subdwarf-white dwarf system exhibiting periodic dwarf nova outbursts.
- ▪The system consists of an accreting white dwarf and a B-type hot subdwarf with an effective temperature of 23,500 K.
- ▪The orbital period of ZTF J0007+4804 is approximately 1.81 hours, with dwarf nova outbursts occurring every nine days.
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