EF Eridanus Present
The present day situation around donor object (right) where the small, dense white dwarf (center) has "consumed" much of its companion star's mass and it is now a cool, dark ember about the size of Jupiter. Today most of the radiation from the system is emitted in the infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Credit:Gemini Observatory/NSF/AURA/J. Lomberg
About the Image
Id: | gemini0405e |
Type: | Artwork |
Release date: | Oct. 5, 2004, 8 p.m. |
Related releases: | gemini0405 |
Size: | 1800 x 1391 px |
About the Object
Category: | Stars |