(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) Ultra Metal-poor (UMP) Star with lowest carbon abundance discovered

[August-2021]

Ultra Metal-poor (UMP) Star with lowest carbon abundance discovered

• The (UMP) star was spotted by narrow-band S-PLUS photometry and confirmed by medium- and high-resolution spectroscopy. The recently discovered star was found to have the lowest carbon abundance among the ultra-metal-poor stars so far identified. 
• This revelation opens the chance of discovering extra UMP stars directly from narrow-band photometric surveys, a possibly incredible technique to help total the stock of such unconventional items in our Galaxy.

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Courtesy: Science Reporter