double star

Meaning

  1. Two stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a binary star.
  2. Two stars that appear to be one when seen with the naked eye, either because they orbit one another (binary stars) or happen to be in the same line of sight even though they are separated by a great distance (optical binaries).

Synonyms

Translations

étoile double

estrella doble

sistema binário

sistema estrelar binário

double étoile

estrella binària

estel doble

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