Eclipsing Binary Systems

question 59

Multiple Choice

Eclipsing binary systems:

• A) orbit in the plane of the sky
• B) exhibit large radial velocity shifts
• C) contain equal mass stars
• 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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