Binary Star

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Astronomical object
gptkbp:canBe Progenitor of supernova
Source of gravitational waves
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:Washington_Double_Star_Catalog
gptkb:Catalog_of_Components_of_Double_and_Multiple_Stars
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:composedOf Two stars
gptkbp:detects gptkb:Spectroscopy
gptkb:Astrometry
Photometry
Direct imaging
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:John_Michell
gptkbp:example gptkb:Castor
gptkb:Spica
gptkb:Beta_Lyrae
gptkb:Alpha_Centauri
gptkb:Sirius
gptkb:Algol
gptkb:61_Cygni
gptkb:Eta_Carinae
gptkb:Procyon
gptkb:Zeta_Reticuli
gptkbp:exhibits Eclipses
X-ray emission
Mass transfer
Orbital motion
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:William_Herschel
1802
gptkbp:fractionOfStarsInMilkyWay More than half
gptkbp:hasComponent Primary star
Secondary star
gptkbp:hasOrbitalPeriod Varies from hours to thousands of years
gptkbp:hasType Contact binary
Detached binary
Eclipsing binary
Semi-detached binary
Astrometric binary
Spectroscopic binary
Visual binary
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Binary Star
gptkbp:mayInclude gptkb:Roche_lobe_overflow
Accretion disk
Circumbinary planet
Black hole companion
Common envelope phase
Neutron star companion
White dwarf companion
gptkbp:relatedTo Stellar evolution
Distance measurement
Exoplanet studies
Mass determination
gptkbp:studiedBy Astronomers
gptkbp:studiedIn Astrophysics
gptkbp:subclassOf Star system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sarah_Gerard
gptkb:The_Legend_of_the_Galactic_Heroes:_Die_Neue_These
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7