V605 Aql: 80 years after the final helium shell flash

Abstract

We have obtained new optical spectra with the ESO/VLT of the final helium flash star, V605 Aql. These spectra indicate that V605 Aql has evolved significantly in only 80 years. It now has a Teff 95,000 K and has abundances similar to those seen in [WC] central stars but not to those of a typical RCB star.2 page(s

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