Luyten 726-8 Comparison Table

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Luyten 726-8 comparison table

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binary star star system A system of two stars orbiting around a common center of gravity. Visual binaries are those whose components can be resolved telescopically (i.e., angular separation > 0'.5) and which have detectable orbital motion. Astrometric binaries are those whose dual nature can be deduced from their variable proper motion; spectroscopic binaries, those whose dual nature can be deduced from their variable radial velocity. At least half of the stars in the solar neighborhood are members of binary (or multiple) systems. (See photometric binaries; optical pairs.)

Luyten 726-8 binary star A binary (M5.5e V, M6e V) (component B is UV Cet) with a very small mass (total mass of system (1974) 0.3 M_sun ). 2.7 pc

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binary star	star system		A system of two stars orbiting around a common center of gravity. Visual binaries are those whose components can be resolved telescopically (i.e., angular separation > 0'.5) and which have detectable orbital motion. Astrometric binaries are those whose dual nature can be deduced from their variable proper motion; spectroscopic binaries, those whose dual nature can be deduced from their variable radial velocity. At least half of the stars in the solar neighborhood are members of binary (or multiple) systems. (See photometric binaries; optical pairs.)
Luyten 726-8		binary star	A binary (M5.5e V, M6e V) (component B is UV Cet) with a very small mass (total mass of system (1974) 0.3 M_sun ).	2.7 pc

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