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Three types of binary stars.

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• If the <strong>binary</strong> <strong>stars</strong> are eclipsing, then it is<br />

guaranteed that we are in the orbital plane.<br />

• This means that the maximum radial velocity on<br />

the velocity plot gives us the orbital velocity.<br />

• Now we have “a” and we have “P”. We can get<br />

rid <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> the “M”s because we know how<br />

they are related.

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