photometric binary

photometric binary

(foh-tŏ-met -rik) A binary star that can be detected by virtue of periodic changes in its light curve. See eclipsing binary.

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photometric binary

[¦fōd·ō¦me·trik ′bī‚ner·ē]

(astronomy)

eclipsing variable star

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Photometric Binary

 

a star that is found to be a binary on the basis of the results of precise multicolor photoelectric photometry. If the components of a binary star have different surface temperatures, the results of such photometric measurements have characteristics that are not observed in single stars. (SeeBINARY STARS.)

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