The last two previous explosions occurred in 1866 and 1946.
Its hard to predict when the star system will explode since its eruptions havent been observed that many times.
Schneider concluded that T CrB explodes once every 128 orbits, with each orbital period being roughly 227 days.
Illustration of white dwarf drawing material from a red giant star.NASA/CXC/M.Weiss
But again, thats just one researchers way of finding a pattern to the occurrences of the cosmos.
We simply dont knowwe just know the explosion is imminent.
The material from the red giant star forms an accretion disk, which swirls around the white dwarf.
Unlike a supernova, which destroys a dying star, the dwarf star remains intact after the nova explosion.
The star system itself is currently invisible to the unaided eye at a magnitude of +10.
Were just going to have to wait a little bit longer to see it happen before our eyes.
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