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Old July 17th 08, 04:02 PM posted to uk.sci.astronomy
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Default Our nearest neighbours - CN LEO (Wolf 359)

Our nearest neighbours - CN LEO (Wolf 359)

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.

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