Upon What Data Do Measurements of Sizes of Eclipsing Binaries

question 43

Multiple Choice

Upon what data do measurements of sizes of eclipsing binaries depend?

• A)their orbital periods and separations
• B)their masses and luminosities
• C)their Doppler shifts and durations of stages of their eclipses
• D)their temperatures and speeds
• E)their temperatures and masses

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