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• Binary stars in fiction — Much science fiction has explored the possibilities of binary star or multiple star systems.In film, one of the most well known examples is the planet Tatooine in the Star Wars movies, which orbits the two stars. At the start of the film Starship …   Wikipedia

• binary stars — two stars which are indistinguishable by the naked eye …   English contemporary dictionary

• Binary Stars —    Two stars revolving around each other …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

• Binary star — For the hip hop group, see Binary Star (band). Hubble image of the …   Wikipedia

• Stars and planetary systems in fiction — The planetary systems of stars other than the Sun and the Solar System are a staple element in much science fiction. Contents 1 Overview 1.1 The brightest stars …   Wikipedia

• binary star — Astron. a system of two stars that revolve about their common center of mass. Also called binary, binary system. [1875 80] * * * Pair of stars in orbit around a common centre of gravity. Their relative sizes and brightnesses and the distance… …   Universalium

• Binary system (astronomy) — A binary system is an astronomical term referring to two objects in space (usually stars, but also planets, galaxies or asteroids) which are so close that their gravitational interaction causes them to orbit about a common center of mass. Some… …   Wikipedia

• Stars named after people — Over the past few centuries, a small number of stars have been named after individual people. It is common in astronomy for objects to be given names, in accordance with accepted astronomical naming conventions. However, most stars are not given… …   Wikipedia

• Binary asteroid — A binary asteroid is a system of two asteroids orbiting their common center of mass, in analogy with binary stars. 243 Ida was the first binary asteroid to be identified when the Galileo spacecraft did a flyby in 1993. Since then numerous binary… …   Wikipedia

• Binary — means composed of two parts or two pieces . It contrasts with Unary, Ternary, Quaternary, and so on.Binary may also refer to:* Binary option, also known as digital option OR all or nothing option * Binary numeral system, a representation for… …   Wikipedia

• binary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) composed of or involving two things. 2) using or denoting a system of numbers with two as its base, employing the digits 0 and 1. ► NOUN (pl. binaries) 1) the binary system of notation. 2) Astronomy a system of two stars revolving… …   English terms dictionary