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Can any White Dwarf stars be seen with the naked eye or binoculars?

April 26, 2017Astronomy Dwarf eye Mathematics Naked seen stars white

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Can any White Dwarf stars be seen with the naked eye or binoculars?

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No white dwarfs can be seen with the naked eye. The nearest white dwarf to earth is Sirius B at 8.6 light-years. However, it is so close to its companion star, Sirius A (the brightest star in the night sky as seen from earth), that a telescope is needed to see it. The only white dwarf that might be seen with binoculars is 40 Eridani B, about 16.5 light-years away, at magnitude 9.5. Link includes coordinates for 40 Eridani B.