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Title: Which of the following pieces of information are needed to calculate the total mass of a binary system?
Post by: funkiiee on Jun 10, 2024

Which of the following pieces of information are needed to calculate the total mass of a binary system?



the ratio of the angular separation from the centre of mass of each of the stars



the size of the orbits and the orbital period



the radial velocities of the two stars



the time required for the small star to eclipse the larger star



Title: Re: Which of the following pieces of information are needed to calculate the total mass of a binary system?
Post by: armywahine on Jun 10, 2024
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