Omicron² Eridani - 40 Eridani (Keid), Giuseppe Donatiello

Omicron² Eridani - 40 Eridani (Keid)

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging
Omicron² Eridani - 40 Eridani (Keid), Giuseppe Donatiello

Omicron² Eridani - 40 Eridani (Keid)

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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40 Eridani (40 Eri) or Omicron² Eridani, is a triple star system in Eridanus at 17 light-years from the Sun.

The primary star, 40 Eridani A named Keid, is easily visible to the naked eye. It is orbited by a binary pair whose two components are designated 40 Eridani B and C, and which were discovered on January 31, 1783, by William Herschel.

In 1910, it was discovered that component B was a white dwarf, the first discovered.

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Omicron² Eridani - 40 Eridani (Keid), Giuseppe Donatiello

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