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To calculate the mass of a star scientists study?
the orbits of binary stars
Are binary stars planets orbits un-stable?
No
The mass of stars is measured using observations of?
their orbits in binary systems
What is the application of Kepler's third law in the study of binary stars?
Kepler's third law is used in the study of binary stars to determine the masses of the stars based on their orbital periods. By observing the motion of the stars in their orbits, scientists can apply Kepler's third law to calculate the masses of the stars and understand their gravitational interactions.
Stars that are found in pairs are called?
Two stars orbiting each other are "binary stars" ...a group of stars near each other, may be formally or informally known as a "cluster".
What colors are binary stars?
Binary stars can be any color that stars can be. There's no need for the two stars in a binary to be the same color.
Are there blue and red combined stars?
do you mean a purple star?? then the answer would be no!! If you mean is it possible that there is a red and blue Binary star system, where one orbits the other. Then the answer would have to be yes as there are no rules governing how a binary system is formed
What percentage of stars are binary stars?
Roughly half of all stars in the galaxy are estimated to be part of binary or multiple star systems. This means approximately 50% of stars are binary stars.
What are two stars bound by gravity called?
Binary stars
How can stellar masses be determined by observing binary star systems?
Stellar masses can be determined by observing binary star-systems. The calculations of the orbits of the binary stars allow the masses of their component stars to be directly determined, which in turn allows other stellar parameters, such as radius and density, to be indirectly estimated.
What orbits stars?
Stars orbit the center of their galaxy due to gravity. In our solar system, planets orbit around the Sun in elliptical orbits. Additionally, binary star systems have stars that orbit around each other.
How many stars make up binary star?
By definition, a binary star system has two stars in it.
