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Who discovered the first white dwarf?
The first white dwarf star was discovered in 1783 by William Herschel. However, it was not called a white dwarfs until 1910, when Henry Norris Russell, Edward Charles Pickering, and Williamina Fleming studied the star further and used the term "white dwarf" to describe it.
Is a dwarf star and a white dwarf the same thing?
No. A dwarf star is a small star. A white dwarf is just one particular type of dwarf star, but there are other types.
Is the white dwarf the biggest star?
No a white dwarf is a small compact star.
What is a cooled white dwarf star that is extremely dense?
A cooled white dwarf is a black dwarf. I think you are thinking of a neutron star which has nothing to do with a white dwarf.
Why would a white dwarf become a red dwarf?
A white dwarf could not become a red dwarf. A white dwarf is a remnant of a dead star. A red dwarf is a star with a very low mass.
Is white dwarf a massive star?
No. A white dwarf is the remnant of a low to medium mass star.
When the sun dies what kind of star will it be?
It will first become a red giant, then turn into a white dwarf and in billions and billions of years it will become a black dwarf.
What is the temperature of a white dwarf star?
A white dwarf star's temperature can range from approximately 7000K to 19000K.
Is a white dwarf star about the size of a city?
No, a typical white dwarf star is roughly the size of the Earth.
Which is bigger a neutron star or a white dwarf?
A white dwarf is much larger than a neutron star.
Are white dwarf stars a low mass star?
A white dwarf is the remnant of a low to medium mass star.
The sun will eventually end up as a?
white dwarf star
