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HD73619
January 14 , 2022
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- A group of Indian and international scientists has spotted a “peculiar binary star that shows heartbeat but no pulsations”.
- This is contrary to the norm of binary stars sporting both heartbeats as well as pulsations.
- This star called HD73619 is located in a cluster in the Cancer constellation.
- A team of 33 scientists, led by Santosh Joshi from Aryabhata Research Institute of Observational Sciences carried out observations of HD73619.
- According to the Department of Science & Technology, a total of about 180 ‘heartbeat’ stars are known to date.
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