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eclipsing binary

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ID 575893 Last modified 07.01.2025
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  • kaksiktäht, mille heleduse perioodiline muutumine on seletatav sellega, et komponendid vaheldumisi teineteist varjutavad
  • binary star in which the orbit plane of the two stars lies so nearly in the line of sight of the observer that the components undergo mutual eclipses
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    • See also: 'Eclipsing Binary Stars'. Encyclopaedia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/topic/eclipse/Eclipsing-binary-stars [17.5.2017]
varjutusmuutlik kaksiktäht
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  • Kaksiktähed saavad olla varjutusmuutlikud seetõttu, et nende orbiiditasand on meie poole servaga.
eclipsing binary
Usage examples
  • If a binary star happens to orbit in a plane along our line of sight, its components will eclipse and transit each other; these pairs are called eclipsing binaries, or, together with other binaries that change brightness as they orbit, photometric binaries.
eclipsing binary star
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  • EW, or W Ursae Majoris eclipsing binary stars are also known as low mass contact binaries.
eclipsing binary star system

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