binary star

A stellar system in which two stars orbit around their common center of mass; double star.

Noun

  1. A stellar system in which two stars orbit around their common center of mass; double star.

Forms

binary stars

Synonyms

binary binary star system binary system double star double star system

Related

multiple star multiple star system single star single star system star system trinary star triple star system companion star

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