If I remember right it came in a binary code, but that was a long time ago since I heard the information. You might contact Dr. Frank Drake of SETI. He would know more about this than I would.
Astronomers Track the Birth of a PlanetOur galactic neighbor, Epsilon Eridani, has long been the target of both scientific and literary speculation. Back in 1960, the star was one of two targets of the very first SETI search – Frank Drake's Project Ozma. A few years later, when Star Trek hit television screens across North America, Epsilon Eridani was designated as the sun of Vulcan, Mr. Spock's home world. Then, in the year 2000, a true planet was detected orbiting Epsilon Eridani – among the first extrasolar planets discovered, and the closest one to Earth.
by Amir Alexander
Planetary Society
19 October 2006