Discovery of a second-generation planet candidate accreting onto a white dwarf

astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.SR

Submitted: 2026-10-05

Updated: 2026-10-05

Comments: 36 pages, 9 figures, 4 tables, accepted for publication in Nature Astronomy

DOI: 10.1038/s41550-026-02983-7

Code: https://github.com/jlillo/tpfplotter

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Sources

• Second generation planets
• The Fallback Mechanisms in Core-Collapse Supernovae
• The Pan-STARRS1 Surveys

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