Will V445 puppis become a Ia supernova?
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 13:00
in Psychology & Sociology
As the V in the designation of V445 Puppis indicates, this star was a variable star located in the constellation of Puppis. It was a fairly ordinary periodic variable, although with a rather complex light curve, but still showing a distinct periodicity of about fifteen and a half hours. It wasnt especially bright, yet something seemed to tug at my memory regarding the stars name as I scanned through articles to write on. Just over a year ago, Nancy wrote a post on V445 Puppis stating its a supernova just waiting to happen. A new article challenges this claim.