binary star

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a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation

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Together they form a visual binary with a period of only 46 years, and B currently dwells a mere 1.1" north and a bit east of the A component.
Shining Jewels: Determining the colors of double stars--sometimes brilliant, sometimes subtle--can be tricky even for experienced observers
The visual binary OI 536 [near Rho Pegasi] has a period of 27 years and an orbital inclination of approximately 90 degrees, according to G.
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The close pair is a visual binary with a period of 918 years.
Showpiece doubles: point your telescope toward these gems of the late-summer sky
They inveigle you in with, say, an orbit diagram of the close visual binary Zeta Aquarii (currently a nice test for a 3-inch scope), and from there they draw you into Zeta Aquarii's last 60 years of revelations, controversies, and ever-improving analyses--educating you in astrophysics and instrumental methods along the way.
The next great deep-sky handbook: annals of the deep sky: a survey of galactic and extragalactic objects
That's a good scale model of the visual binary star Alpha (a) Comae Berenices.
Vigil for a unique stellar eclipse: against incredible odds, this naked-eye star may self-eclipse for the first time seen
Let's now dive southward to the charming visual binary 53 Aquarii, a nearby couple only 66 light-years away from us.
A meeting of the waters: Aquarius hosts one great planetary nebula and some fascinating galaxies
The online Sixth Catalog of Orbits of Visual Binary Stars (William I.
Betwixt the bears: Draco's eastern loop is highest on warm summer nights
[SIGMA]2021 is a visual binary with an orbital period around
Serpentarius & the serpent: fascinating stars and galaxies lie northwest of splendid M10 and M12
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