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What Is the Current State of the Central Star in the Saturn Nebula?

šŸ’” The Answer

  • The central star is now a bright white dwarf star.
  • Its apparent magnitude is 11.5, visible in larger telescopes.
  • White dwarfs are the dense remnants of low-mass stars.
  • This star is the leftover core from the original star that formed the nebula.

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