Thread: Our nearest neighbours - CN LEO (Wolf 359)
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Old November 13th 07, 02:57 PM posted to uk.sci.astronomy,sci.astro.amateur,sci.astro
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Default Our nearest neighbours - CN LEO (Wolf 359)
On Nov 13, 5:57 am, ukastronomy
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Our nearest neighbours - CN LEO (Wolf 359)

CN LEO is the 3rd closest system to Sol. The system consists of a red
dwarf of spectral class M6.0 with an estimated mass of only 9% that of
the Sun. Note how much brighter the M6.0 dwarf is in the IR rather
than V band and how well this is shown in this 120 second animated
exposure of IR and V band images.

http://www.martin-nicholson.info/close/cnleo.htm

Martin Nicholson, Daventry, England.http://www.martin-nicholson.info/1/1a.htm
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Why would it be that much brighter?
Jon, fan of http://www.walterledda.com