Stein 2051

Coordinates: 04^h 31^m 11.52059^s, +58° 58′ 37.4806″

Stein 2051 (Gliese 169.1, G 175-034, LHS 26/27) is a nearby binary star system, containing a red dwarf star (component A) and a degenerate (white dwarf) star (component B), located in constellation Camelopardalis at 18.1 ly from Earth. The brighter of this two stars is A (red dwarf), but the more massive is component B (white dwarf). Stein 2051 is the nearest system of Red Dwarf and White Dwarf type.^{[note 1]}

External links

• "CCDM J04312+5858AB -- Double or multiple star". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=CCDM%20J04312%2B5858AB. Retrieved 2012-01-02.  (the whole system)
• "NAME STEIN 2051A -- Star in double system". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=%40270532&Name=NAME%20STEIN%202051A. Retrieved 2012-01-02.  (component A)
• "GJ 169.1 B -- Star in double system". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=%40270627&Name=GJ%20%20%20169.1%20B. Retrieved 2012-01-02.  (component B)

Notes

1. ^ 40 Eridani BC is also a Red Dwarf and White Dwarf system (component B is a white dwarf, and component C is a red dwarf), and located closer (at 16.25 light-years), however, it is not a separate star system, but a subsystem of 40 Eridani triple star system.

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