What is a binary star system from the astronomical point of view?

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Updated: 8/20/2019

A binary star system is a system of two stars in space which are so close to each other that their gravitational interaction causes them to orbit around a common center of mass.

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What do we call a solar system with 2 stars?

Star system with 2 star called? binary star system

Is a star system containing two stars called a binary star?

Yes. No, it is called a binary system.

What is the solar mass of a binary star?

A binary star is simply a system containing two stars, which does not say anything about the system's mass.

Our sun is not a part of a binary system?

according to latest astronomical research and nasa sources, our sun just may have a brown dwarf companion.

Is vega star a part of a binary or multiple system?

No - it is a single star system

What is called as binary star or double star?

A binary star system is two stars that orbit around each other

What is the name of the system in which two stars orbit one another?

Binary

What is a binary star system in which one star periodically blocks the light from another?

That's an 'eclipsing binary'.

What is question mark shaped star called?

You are probably asking about a binary star system where one star steals material from the other.

Is Rigel a Binary star?

No. It is actually a triple star system.

Which star system is an eclipsing binary?

algol

How many stars make up binary star?

By definition, a binary star system has two stars in it.

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