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• Contact binary — This article is about contact binary stars. For asteroids, see Contact binary (asteroid). In astronomy, a contact binary is a binary star system whose component stars are so close that they touch each other or have merged to share their gaseous… …   Wikipedia

• contact binary — noun : a binary star system in which the two stars are close enough together for material to pass between them * * * Astron. a binary system in which the envelopes of gas surrounding each star are in contact …   Useful english dictionary

• contact binary — noun Date: 1952 a binary star system in which the two stars are close enough together for material to pass between them …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• Binary system (astronomy) — A binary system is an astronomical term referring to two objects in space (usually stars, but also planets, galaxies or asteroids) which are so close that their gravitational interaction causes them to orbit about a common center of mass. Some… …   Wikipedia

• List of nearest stars — Artist s conception of a red dwarf star, the most common type of star in the Sun s stellar neighborhood, and in the universe. Although termed a red dwarf, the surface temperature of this star would give it an orange hue when viewed from close… …   Wikipedia

• List of most massive stars — This is a list of the most massive stars so far discovered. The list is ordered by solar mass (1 solar mass = the mass of Earth s Sun). Stellar mass is the most important attribute of a star. Combined with chemical compositions, mass determines a …   Wikipedia

• List of most luminous stars — Below is a list of stars arranged in order of decreasing luminosity (increasing bolometric magnitude). Accurate measurement of stellar luminosities is quite difficult in practice, even when the apparent magnitude is measured accurately, for three …   Wikipedia

• List of proper names of stars — This is a list of proper names for stars, mostly derived from Arabic and Latin. See also the list of stars by constellation, which gives variant names, derivations, and magnitudes. Of the roughly 10,000 stars visible to the naked eye, only few… …   Wikipedia

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