SOAR spectra of the WD EPIC 228939929

DOI

We report the discovery of short-period photometric variability and modulated Zeeman-split hydrogen emission in SDSSJ125230.93-023417.72 (EPIC 228939929), a variable white dwarf star observed at long cadence in K2 Campaign 10. The behavior is associated with a magnetic (B=5.0MG) spot on the stellar surface, making the 317.278s period a direct measurement of the stellar rotation rate. This object is therefore the fastest-rotating, apparently isolated (without a stellar companion) white dwarf yet discovered and the second found to exhibit chromospheric Balmer emission after GD 356, in which the emission has been attributed to a unipolar inductor mechanism driven by a possible rocky planet. We explore the properties and behavior of this object, and consider whether its evolution may hold implications for white dwarf mergers and their remnants.

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DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.18940019
Source https://dc.g-vo.org/rr/q/lp/custom/CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/894/19
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Provenance
Creator Reding J.S.; Hermes J.J.; Vanderbosch Z.; Dennihy E.; Kaiser B.C.,Mace C.B.; Dunlap B.H.; Clemens J.C.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2021
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Representation
Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Interdisciplinary Astronomy; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics; Stellar Astronomy