Binary

Of star.   May also be referred to as binary star and double star.

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

This concept's ID is @1~48891

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  • Alpha Centauri 0 facts

    Brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun.

  • Vega 0 facts

    The brightest star in the constellation Lyra.

  • Epsilon Aurigae 0 facts

    The largest known star.

  • Altair 0 facts

    Double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation.

  • Algol 0 facts

    The second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary.

  • Aldebaran 0 facts

    The brightest star in Taurus.

  • Antares 0 facts

    The brightest star in Scorpius.

  • Sirius 0 facts

    The brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major.

  • Rigel 0 facts

    The brightest star in Orion.

  • Procyon 0 facts

    The brightest star in Canis Minor.