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white dwarf

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ID 575897 Last modified 28.10.2025
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Domain astronomyastrophysics
  • väikese massiga tähtede (sh Päikese) arengu lõppetapp, milles aine on väga tihedas kõdunud olekus
  • stellar core remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter
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valge kääbus
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  • Valge kääbus on ju tavamassiga tähe elu lõpus tekkiv väikesemõõduline aeglaselt kustuv söekera ja meie Päikestki ootab sama saatus.
white dwarf
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  • Approximately 97% of the stars in the Milky Way will eventually become white dwarfs, according to researchers.

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Etymology

  • white dwarf ( Willem Luyten 1922 )

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