Open AccessSSSPM J1549-3544 Is Not a White Dwarf
Author(s) -
Jay Farihi,
P. R. Wood,
B. Stalder
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the astrophysical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.376
H-Index - 489
eISSN - 1538-4357
pISSN - 0004-637X
DOI - 10.1086/432158
Subject(s) - white dwarf , halo , photometry (optics) , physics , astrophysics , spectroscopy , astronomy , stars , galaxy
Spectroscopy and photometry demonstrate that SSSPM J1549$-$3544 is not a coolwhite dwarf but a high velocity metal-poor halo star.Comment: 8 pages, 1 figure, 2 tables, accepted to ApJ Letter
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