Strange DQ white dwarf discovery

Spudley · Dec 15, 2018

Strange DQ white dwarf discovery (Also Iffy Codex WD Classifications)

Not quite sure what to make of this........ is it a DQ or not?

Elite Galaxy online awarded a double Galactic record breaker for it,

the Codex lists it as a DQ.........

EDSM lists it as a DCV https://www.edsm.net/en/system/bodi...details/idB/27278340/nameB/Foijou+ST-Q+d5-1+A

Can any white dwarf experts share any knowledge as to what the thing is?

Zieman · Dec 15, 2018

What does the Galaxy Map & System Map say?

Spudley · Dec 15, 2018

Gal map / system map lists it as a DCV, But the Codex lists it as a DQ & credits me for the find

Propper confused

Spudley · Dec 15, 2018

Ive decided its the Codex thats borked & doesnt know Ar$e its from its from its elbow with regards to stellar cartography & shall therefore ignore the *bleep* in my future travels, & gonna bug report it as being reported as two different things from in game systems.

Welvax · Dec 18, 2018

Please post the entry from your journal.log. The journal entry should be the authoritative data source.

White dwarf DQs are extremely rare in my experience. I never found an undiscovered one. As you say, it's probably a DCV. Whatever this thing is, good find!

ledg · Jan 22, 2019

Looking for a DQ myself. The codex reports a DQ in the Ryker's Hope section where I am as a DCVO. SO, I'm a bit confused by what constitutes a DQ.

Greyza Badger · Jan 22, 2019

Is there any significance to the different types, or is it just another case of 'Codex Bingo'?

Spudley · Jan 22, 2019

I did another bit of investigation into this conundrum recently as had it happen again. After hunting out every one of the WD Sub types I could in a area and noting what got ticked off in the codex per type visit this is what i found going on

Gal Map WD Type vs Codex WD Type
DA = DA
DAB = DAB
DB = DB
DC = DOV ??
DBV = DBV
DCV = DQ ??
DAV = DAV
DBZ = DBZ
DAZ = DAZ

Couldnt easily find a DOV type on the Galmap (will try & remember to hunt one out, but now I'm out on the absolute rim I doubt I'm going to see one in a while) The same goes for a Galmap DQ

I suspect that what we have is some sort of mashup of the Normal, the Extended & the extra Peculiarities symbols. Personly I think the Galmap is showing correct & therfore edsm / ego ect as thats the type recorded in the ship logs & its the Codex that is just simplifying things into the basic types.

The DC = DOV I visited however is a bit conflicting in type, there is no DOV type unless it is a DO - V , but then how can something be "DO – a helium-rich atmosphere, indicated by ionized helium, He II, spectral lines" + Variable but at the same time a "DC – no strong spectral lines indicating one of the above categories."

The WD in question was
[edsm]Spoihaae MQ-B d14-213[/edsm]
& in the codex as