Concept information
Preferred term
Eclipsing binary stars
Definition
- A binary star in which one of the two stars passes in front of the other so that the system's total light periodically fades. The most famous eclipsing binary is Algol. (en)
Broader concept
- Binary stars (en)
- Extrinsic variable stars (en)
Narrower concepts
- Algol variable stars (en)
- Beta Lyrae stars (en)
- Upsilon Sagittarii stars (en)
- W Ursae Majoris variable stars (en)
Entry terms
- Eclipsing binaries (en)
- Eclipsing stars (en)
- Eclipsing variable stars (en)
- Photometric binary stars (en)
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/444
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