Dynamical parallax
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| definition | A method for deriving the distance to a binary star. The angular diameter of the orbit of the stars around each other and their apparent brightness are observed. By applying Kepler's laws and the mass-luminosity relation, the distance of the binary star can be calculated. | ||||||
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| contributor | AAS_Frey.Katie original | ||||||