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Old 04-08-2009, 12:35 PM
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It's interesting that Sirius B is one of the most massive white dwarfs known.

It has a solar mass of around 1, white dwarfs are in the range 0.5-0.6.
I wonder where Sirius B has picked up the extra mass.

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Steven
Does Sirius A taste like chicken? If so, I wouldn't be surprised
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