spectroscopic binary
Americannoun
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Describe the spectra for a spectroscopic binary for a system comprised of an F-type and L-type star.
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Which is easier to observe at large distances—a spectroscopic binary or a visual binary?
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These curves plot the radial velocities of two stars in a spectroscopic binary system, showing how the stars alternately approach and recede from Earth.
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A star like Mizar A, which appears as a single star when photographed or observed visually through the telescope, but which spectroscopy shows really to be a double star, is called a spectroscopic binary.
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Prof. Campbell estimates that fully one star in six is a spectroscopic binary.
From Are the Planets Inhabited? by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)
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