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Solar sibling HD 162826 is not visible to the unaided eye, but can be seen with low-power binoculars near the bright star Vega in the night sky. Credit: Ivan Ramirez/Tim Jones/McDonald Observatory

1 posted on 05/09/2014 1:21:14 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: SunkenCiv; KevinDavis

Ping!.................


2 posted on 05/09/2014 1:21:37 PM PDT by Red Badger (Soon there will be another American Civil War. Will make the first one seem like a Tea Party........)
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To: Red Badger
HD 162826

Perhaps it should be called Adonijah (or Amnon)

3 posted on 05/09/2014 1:35:26 PM PDT by mikrofon (Sol's Bro)
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To: Red Badger
"We want to know where we were born.."

Nashville.

That was easy.

5 posted on 05/09/2014 1:36:46 PM PDT by TomServo
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To: Red Badger

fdz like SUN (SOL) frequently are part of binary or
multiple star systems

Closest system to us is Alpha Centauri system with is a
triple system one star slightly bigger than Sun ( F class),
one slightly smaller (K class) and red dwarf - Proximia
Cwntauri


8 posted on 05/09/2014 2:21:13 PM PDT by njslim (T)
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