Procyon B (white dwarf)
Taken by Giuseppe Donatiello on December 20, 2013 @
Oria (Brindisi) - Italy
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Procyon (α CMi, α Canis Minoris) is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor. It is a binary star system, consisting of a white main-sequence star of spectral type F5 IV–V, named Procyon A, and a faint white dwarf companion of spectral type DQZ,named Procyon B. The capture of B is very difficult, much more than Sirius B. The details of the capture are given in the caption.
Photographer's website:
http://www.astrobin.com/users/Giuseppe_Donatiello/
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