Binary stars is a lecture for an original research project focused on a possible origin of the binary star systems. It is an offering of the radiation astronomy department.
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Hypotheses
edit- Many more stellar binaries result from star fission than gravitational capture or simultaneous formation.
See also
editExternal links
edit- International Astronomical Union
- NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database - NED
- NASA's National Space Science Data Center
- The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System
- SDSS Quick Look tool: SkyServer
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- SIMBAD Web interface, Harvard alternate
- Spacecraft Query at NASA
- Universal coordinate converter
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