An Ongoing Mid-infrared Outburst in the White Dwarf 0145+234: Catching in Action the Tidal Disruption of an Exoasteroid?
Ting-gui Wang et al 2019 ApJL 886 L5
A recent large-amplitude mid-infrared outburst in the white dwarf 0145+234 in the NEOWISE Survey data is consistent with the tidal breakup of an exoasteroid by the white dwarf.