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When is an Exoplanet not really a planet? When it's PSR J2322-2650b
It might be the remnant of the primary's much smaller companion, a red dwarf star with much of itself blasted away while it's primary was in it's violent giant and supernova phase.
Amazingly a nubbin of the Companion can survive all that and be classed as a 'planet' rather than a 'star', at least that's how I understand it from this article.

https://www.astronomy.com/science/jwst-discovers-a-strange-exoplanet-that-orbits-a-pulsar/

#Astrodon #PSRJ23222650b #Explanets #Space

JWST discovers a strange exoplanet that orbits a pulsar

Researchers found that this world has a bizarre atmosphere and that it is distorted by gravity into the shape of a lemon.

Astronomy Magazine
Dec 27 at 12:50amWeb
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Turns out the objects in a supernova star system can take quite the pounding, blasted nubbins could be orbiting stellar remnants with exotic surfaces like our lemon friend from the previous post.

Wild to think that 'invaders' from the nearby galaxy of the Large Magellanic Cloud are shooting through the Milky Way!

https://www.astronomy.com/science/can-a-binary-companion-survive-a-supernova-blast/

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Can a binary companion survive a supernova blast?

When a supernova explodes, it doesn’t destroy its companion star — or any planets that might be orbiting it.

Astronomy Magazine