Eclipsing Binary Systems

question 22

Multiple Choice

Eclipsing binary systems

• A) orbit in the plane of the sky.
• B) exhibit large radial velocity shifts.
• C) contain stars of equal mass.
• D) contain stars that pass in front of one another during their orbit.
• E) contain stars that can be resolved as two separate stars.

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