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Epsilon Eridani
18 Eridani
Image of Epsilon Eridani
Among the dustlanes surrounding Epsilon Eridani lurks its companion: a faint star or possibly a brown dwarf, as shown here.
An orange dwarf star in the northern parts of Eridanus, the River. Epsilon Eridani is a binary star, most noted for its proximity to the Sun - it is just 11 light years away.
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