Template:Did you know nominations/GD 61

GD 61

 * ... that the white dwarf star GD 61 was once likely orbited by a rocky planet or asteroid with water?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Aimargues

Created by Mercurywoodrose (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 02:06, 14 October 2013 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg The article has only 845 prose characters; is it going to expanded more? Chris857 (talk) 02:19, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Crap, I didn't do my maths very well - give me a couple of days and will expand. Gotta do some RL stuff right now. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:18, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Expanded now to 1670 B (292 words) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:06, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
 * OK then,
 * at 1670 characters prose
 * recently, newly written
 * Cited inline to reputable sources
 * Image is PD NASA/ESA
 * Hook is brief, and verified, and interesting to me
 * QPQ satisfied
 * Issues and suggestions (may not all be critical to passing):
 * The EL points at a NASA shutdown notice; do you know the intended URL (since the shutdown is over)?
 * I ditched it as I don't think it will add more than the sources Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:28, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I'd a like a source on the detection sentence, and preferably that section merged into the other paragraphs, or better sectioning employed
 * I am not sure about it -will read and sprinkle through the prose Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:28, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
 * A pass over ref formatting would be appreciated (I took a stab already), but for example, is that how SIMBAD is usually cited?
 * I was lazy or rushed for time (one of the two) - fixed now Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:28, 20 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Chris857 (talk) 03:16, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
 * This source (already in article) mentions that it was observed using Hubble. Also, do you want to mention that the report about water appeared in Science? Anyway, I see no blockers to this passing (and these two are just suggestions). Chris857 (talk) 22:28, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
 * added the hubble bit - not sure that adding Science is necessary. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:17, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Alright, all my concerns are addressed. Chris857 (talk) 14:57, 1 November 2013 (UTC)