Name a white dwarf star and what constellation it is located in?|||Sirius B (the companion to Sirius A, the 'dog star') is a white dwarf in the constellation Canis Major.
Sirius A,B - Type=A1+DA, Magnitudes=-1.4+8.4, Distance=8.60 ly
This brilliant white star is the brightest star in the night sky and the most luminous star within 25 light years. Its white dwarf companion was first seen in 1852, the first white dwarf ever seen. The orbital period is 50 years.|||Gliese 777 B in the Cygnus constellation, although I think that might be a Red Dwarf. Its part of a binary star system like Sirius and there's planets orbiting around it.|||Procyon B, companion of Procyon A, in the constellation Canis Minoris.
40 Eridani B in the constellation Eridanus.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Name a white dwarf star and what constellation it is located in?
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