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Messier 40 (Winnecke 4)

Posted: 28.11.2023, 20:44
by Gurren Lagann
Messier 40
Messier's mistake
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Messier 40 vs the Sun. A is at the left, B is at the upper right, B's companion is in the middle, and Sol is at the lower right.

So this optical pair is actually a triple, and B actually has a white dwarf as its distant companion. Neat.

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