SDSS J1240-01: A New AM CVn Candidate from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

2004/02/02 by G. H. A. Roelofs, G. Roelofs, P. Groot +6 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0402042

1 page, 1 figure, to appear in proceedings of the IAU Coll. 194 "Compact Binaries in the Galaxy and Beyond", La Paz (Mexico), November 17-21, 2003

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Abstract

We report on the discovery of a new AM CVn candidate from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Data Release 1. Our first spectroscopic follow-up in the optical is presented and discussed briefly.

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