Beta Lyrae variable
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beta-lyrae-variable-175-3322509
title:
Beta Lyrae variable
text:
Beta Lyrae variables are a class of close binary stars. Their total brightness is variable because the two component stars orbit each other, and in this orbit one component periodically passes in front of the other one, thereby blocking its light. The two component stars of Beta Lyrae systems are quite heavy and extended. They are so close, that their shapes are heavily distorted by mutual gravitation forces: the stars have ellipsoidal shapes, and there are extensive mass flows from one componen
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original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Lyrae_variable
date created:
2006-04-02T17:36:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T01:04:43Z
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13
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