SMC3 as a test to the binary evolution

SMC 3 is one of the most interesting symbiotic stars. This binary contains a bright K-type giant transferring mass to a massive white dwarf comanion, which makes it is a very promising SN Ia candidate. We discuss the evolutionary status of the system using results of population synthesis code.

K. Ilkiewicz, J. Mikolajewska, K. Belczynski · 2015