BM Orionis Comparison Table

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BM Orionis 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.

BM Orionis Orion eclipsing binary A peculiar eclipsing binary (B2-B3) in the Trapezium, with a flat-bottomed light curve suggesting a total eclipse. The spectrum of the secondary has never been seen.

Subject	is part of	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.
BM Orionis	Orion	eclipsing binary		A peculiar eclipsing binary (B2-B3) in the Trapezium, with a flat-bottomed light curve suggesting a total eclipse. The spectrum of the secondary has never been seen.

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