The Rigveda, the oldest of the four Vedas, contains the earliest mention of a White Dwarf, known as 'Shukra'.

The Sanskrit term for a White Dwarf is 'Shukra', which means 'bright' or 'shining'.

Indian astronomy describes White Dwarfs as hot, dense stars that have exhausted their nuclear fuel and are no longer undergoing fusion reactions.

White Dwarfs are typically about the size of a small planet, such as Earth or Mars.

White Dwarfs have masses comparable to that of the Sun, despite their small size.

White Dwarfs have surface temperatures that can reach tens of thousands of Kelvin, making them very hot.

Over time, White Dwarfs will gradually cool down and eventually become Black Dwarfs, which are hypothetical objects that have cooled to the point where they no longer emit any significant radiation.

White Dwarfs hold significance in Indian astronomy as they are considered the final stage in stellar evolution, remnants of supernovae, and are associated with deities and astrological influences.

Aryabhata, an influential Indian astronomer and mathematician, made significant contributions to the study of White Dwarfs, proposing that they are the remnants of massive stars that have undergone a supernova explosion.

In Indian mythology, Shukra, the White Dwarf, is associated with the planet Venus, which is known as 'Shukra Graha' in Sanskrit.

White Dwarfs have extremely high densities, approximately 100,000 times that of water, due to the immense gravitational forces acting upon their compact mass.

White Dwarfs are not extremely luminous, as they have exhausted their nuclear fuel and no longer undergo fusion reactions. They primarily emit heat from their residual thermal energy.

The Chandrasekhar limit is the maximum mass a White Dwarf can have before it collapses under its own gravity and becomes a neutron star. It is approximately 1.4 solar masses.

White Dwarfs have extremely long lifespans, estimated to be in the trillions of years, as they gradually cool down and fade over time.