Concept information
Preferred term
Binary stars
Definition
- Two stars gravitationally bound to each other, so that they revolve around their common center of gravity. (en)
Broader concept
- Multiple stars (en)
Narrower concepts
- Astrometric binary stars (en)
- Close binary stars (en)
- Companion stars (en)
- Detached binary stars (en)
- Double periodic variable stars (en)
- Eclipsing binary stars (en)
- Interferometric binary stars (en)
- Relativistic binary stars (en)
- Spectroscopic binary stars (en)
- Visual binary stars (en)
- Wide binary stars (en)
Entry terms
- Binaries (en)
Contributor
Example
- Sirius (en)
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/154
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