AS Eri Comparison Table

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AS Eri comparison table

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eclipsing binary close binary Eclipsing variables whose orbital plane lies so nearly in the line of sight that eclipses, as seen from the Earth, can occur and can be detected from their light curves.

AS Eri eclipsing binary An eclipsing binary whose secondary is close to its Roche limit.

Subject	is an instance of	is a kind of	has definition
eclipsing binary		close binary	Eclipsing variables whose orbital plane lies so nearly in the line of sight that eclipses, as seen from the Earth, can occur and can be detected from their light curves.
AS Eri	eclipsing binary		An eclipsing binary whose secondary is close to its Roche limit.

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