spectroscopic binary
Americannoun
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In visual binaries, the two stars can be seen separately in a telescope, whereas in a spectroscopic binary, only the spectrum reveals the presence of two stars.
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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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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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Which is easier to observe at large distances—a spectroscopic binary or a visual binary?
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Capella has been found to be a spectroscopic binary; also the pole star.
From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by Todd, David Peck
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