Talk:PHL 293B

Designations and identifications

The designation for this object, and exactly what it refers to, is quite confused. As explained in the article (written by me!), PHL 293B refers to a non-stellar object close to the dwarf galaxy PHL 293. This has since been, somewhat tentatively, identified as a compact dwarf galaxy and has been referred to as Kinman's Dwarf. Within this object, it is assumed that there is (was) a single luminous star dominating the spectrum and responsible for the unusual emission lines. Some of the papers refer to the (presumed) individual star itself as PHL 293B. It doesn't help that nobody really defines a better designation for the star, hence the article title is slightly ambiguous. Simbad muddies the water further by referring to PHL 293 as Kinman Dwarf and confusing it with PHL 293B. Are we all happy with the current explanation of the designation and what it is, or should it be changed in some way? Lithopsian (talk) 13:40, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

I am wondering, is their any relationship between PHL 293 & PHL 293 B? - Since the designation 'B' generally comes with an objects that is connected in some way (generally gravitationally).PNSMurthy (talk) 04:12, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

'B' designations for astronomical bodies are simply those that lie near to a brighter object on the sky. They are not necessarily physically related. The distances of these two galaxies do appear to be comparable. Lithopsian (talk) 15:35, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

Ah, I understand now.PNSMurthy (talk) 23:04, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

Split

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The result of this discussion was to not split. SevenSpheresCelestia (talk) 19:20, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

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I propose splitting this article into PHL 293B (galaxy) and PHL 293B (star) as the article talks about both the galaxy and the star. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 03:45, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

@Kepler-1229b: Oppose - I don't see a compelling reason to split the article since the observational history and properties of both the star and the galaxy are closely tied. Nrco0e (talk · contribs) 01:30, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose: No need for split. These are notable as the pair. GenQuest ^"scribble" 10:39, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

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