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... > Stellar astronomy > Stellar types > Multiple stars > Binary stars > Close binary stars > Interacting binary stars > Contact binary stars

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Contact binary stars  

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  • A binary star system in which the two components are so close that they exchange gases in a complex manner. Their overlapping gravitational fields form a 'peanut' shaped equipotential surface. (en)

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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/297

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