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[vsnet-chat 45] supernova progenitor candidates -Reply
- Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 18:53:23 +0900 (JST)
- To: vsnet-chat
- From: Taichi Kato <tkato>
- Subject: [vsnet-chat 45] supernova progenitor candidates -Reply
- Sender: owner-vsnet-chat@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Berto Monard wrote:
> What about T Pyx? It is near the Chandrasekhar limit. Its next
> outburst, could it trigger the show?!?
According to Mariko Kato's calculations, faster novae possess white dwarfs
whose masses closer to the Chandrasekhar limit. What about U Sco?
Being nearer to the ecliptic, the show might be more spectacular.
Regards,
Taichi Kato
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