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
Contains
- Alpha Centauri
Brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun.
- Vega
The brightest star in the constellation Lyra.
- Epsilon Aurigae
The largest known star.
- Altair
Double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation.
- Algol
The second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary.
- Aldebaran
The brightest star in Taurus.
- Antares
The brightest star in Scorpius.
- Sirius
The brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major.
- Rigel
The brightest star in Orion.
- Procyon
The brightest star in Canis Minor.