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Contact binary

In astronomy, a contact binary is a binary star system whose component stars are so close that they touch each other or have merged to share their gaseous envelopes. A binary system whose stars share an envelope may also be called an overcontact binary. The term "contact binary" was introduced by astronomer Gerard Kuiper in 1941. Almost all known contact…

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Contact binary

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Triples10
Avg. degree1.82
Density0.181818
Components1

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see also · 9
Contact binary → Contact, HR, Interacting, Luminous, MY Camelopardalis, Solar System, Tarantula Nebula, V1309 Scorpii, VFTS
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Contact binary → binary star system whose component stars are so close that they touch each other or have merged to share their gaseous envelopes

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contact binary stars star system whose component share envelopes envelope binaries transfer mass luminosity components temperatures respective common also touch

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Contact binaryis abinary star system whose component stars are so close that they touch each other or have merged to share their gaseous envelopes0.90text
Contact binarysee alsoContact0.60section
Contact binarysee alsoSolar System0.60section
Contact binarysee alsoHR0.60section
Contact binarysee alsoInteracting0.60section
Contact binarysee alsoLuminous0.60section
Contact binarysee alsoV1309 Scorpii0.60section
Contact binarysee alsoMY Camelopardalis0.60section
Contact binarysee alsoVFTS0.60section
Contact binarysee alsoTarantula Nebula0.60section

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