由于其爆发间隔如此之短,天文学家仍不能充满信心地确定它属于再发新星,但他们已经意识到,如果M31N 2008-12a是一颗再发新星,那么该新星系统一定拥有一颗高吸积率的白矮星,其质量接近钱德拉塞卡极限。
Astronomical Telegrams,http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/followups/J00430932+4115416.html
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