Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 24-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati KHWD$

Details on Acronym:   KHWD
  
KHWD (Kepler Hot White Dwarf)
Write:<<KHWD N>>
N: 1
Object:WD*  (SIMBAD class: WhiteDwarf = White Dwarf)
Note:N=1 hot white dwarf in a close binary system.
Use of public Kepler data.
Ref:=2011ApJ...728..139C
byCARTER J.A. , RAPPAPORT S., FABRYCKY D.
 Astrophys. J., 728, 139 (2011)
  A third hot white dwarf companion detected by Kepler.
o<KHWD N> (No. 3).
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)