Alternate Definitions for Contact binary stars

include archived terms
Term: Contact binary stars
Definition:

A binary star system in which the two components are so close that they exchange gases in a complex manner. Their overlapping gravitational fields form a 'peanut' shaped equipotential surface.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/99152/h25784