Re: Sun, stars, binary systems


"Gautam Majumdar" <gmajumdar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:pan.2007.08.23.18.29.28.745827.6156@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
: On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:25:12 +0100, pstanley55 wrote:
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: > Is our star (the sun) part of a binary star system? If so, where can I
: > find some information. I tried google and wikipedia, but no luck.
: >
: Search for Nemesis for the fictional binary partner of the Sun. There was
: even a book written about it.
:
: --
: gautam

Yes, that is rather funny. :-)
I suppose the nearest candidate would be Jupiter, but that would have
to be MUCH larger and certainly a sphere to the naked eye and of course
much brighter.
The imaginary Nemesis coming from beyond the planets like some sort
of comet would have been noticed long ago, the best candidate for that
would be Barnard's star.

http://www.solstation.com/stars/barnards.htm





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