File:Illustration of Dwarf Nova System (2020-07-4622).tif

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This illustration shows a newly discovered dwarf nova system, in which a white dwarf star is pulling material off a brown dwarf companion.

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English: This illustration shows a newly discovered dwarf nova system, in which a white dwarf star is pulling material off a brown dwarf companion. The material collects into an accretion disk until reaching a tipping point, causing it to suddenly increase in brightness. Using archival Kepler data, a team observed a previously unseen, and unexplained, gradual intensification followed by a super-outburst in which the system brightened by a factor of 1,600 over less than a day.
Date 24 January 2020 (upload date)
Source Illustration of Dwarf Nova System
Author NASA and L. Hustak
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Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
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