What will Achernar become?
It is now normally fusing hydrogen into helium in its deep core and will eventually die as a massive white dwarf like Sirius B. All this action is watched by a close companion that averages roughly a dozen Astronomical Units away from Achernar proper with an orbital period estimated to be around 12 years.Dec 24, 1999
It is now normally fusing hydrogen into helium in its deep core and will eventually die as a massive white dwarf like Sirius B. All this action is watched by a close companion that averages roughly a dozen Astronomical Units away from Achernar proper with an orbital period estimated to be around 12 years.Dec 24, 1999
