U Geminorum seen from an exoplanet. Artwork

by: Ron Miller/Novapix
Reference: a-exo99-50100
Date: 2009-06-19

Artwork showing U Geminorum in the sky of an exoplanet.
U Geminorum, in the constellation Gemini, is an archetypal example of a dwarf nova. The binary star system consists of a white dwarf closely orbiting a red dwarf.

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