Flashcards: Eclipsing binaries

Zeta Aurigae (ζ Aur, ζ Aurigae) is the Bayer designation for a binary star system in the northern constellation of Auriga.

SS 433 is one of the most exotic star systems observed.

Alcyone, designated Eta Tauri (η Tau, abbreviated Eta Tau, η Tau), is a multiple star system in the constellation of Taurus.

NN Serpentis (abbreviated NN Ser) is an eclipsing post-common envelope binary system approximately 1670 light-years away.

Alpha Coronae Borealis (α Coronae Borealis, abbreviated Alpha CrB, α CrB), also named Alphecca, is a binary star in the constellation of Corona Borealis.

Epsilon Carinae (ε Carinae, abbreviated Epsilon Car, ε Car), also named Avior, is a binary star in the southern constellation of Carina.

Zeta Andromedae (Zeta And, ζ Andromedae, ζ And) is a star system in the constellation Andromeda.

OGLE-TR-122 is a binary stellar system containing one of the smallest main-sequence stars whose radius has been measured.

CM Draconis (GJ 630.1A) is an eclipsing binary system approximately 47 light-years away in the constellation of Draco (the Dragon).

Delta Librae (δ Librae, δ Lib) is a variable star in the constellation Libra.

Mintaka, also designated Delta Orionis (δ Orionis, abbreviated Delta Ori, δ Ori) and 34 Orionis (34 Ori) is a multiple star some 1,200 light years from the Sun in the constellation of Orion.

Delta Cassiopeiae (δ Cassiopeiae, abbreviated Delta Cas, δ Cas), also named Ruchbah, is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Cassiopeia.

Eta Geminorum (η Geminorum, abbreviated Eta Gem, η Gem), also named Propus, is a triple star system in the constellation of Gemini.

VV Cephei, also known as HD 208816, is an eclipsing binary star system located in the constellation Cepheus, approximately 5,000 light years from Earth.

Sigma Aquilae (σ Aql, σ Aquilae) is the Bayer designation for a binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Aquila.

DP Leonis (abbreviated DP Leo) is an eclipsing binary system approximately 1304 light-years away from the Sun, probably a cataclysmic variable star of the AM Herculis-type also known as polars.

Mu Sagittarii (Mu Sgr, μ Sagittarii, μ Sgr) is a multiple star system in the constellation Sagittarius.

W Ursae Minoris is a multiple star system in the constellation Ursa Minor.

EF Eridani (abbreviated EF Eri, sometimes incorrectly referred to as EF Eridanus) is a variable star of the type known as polars, AM Herculis stars, or magnetic cataclysmic variable stars.

3 Centauri is a binary star in the constellation Centaurus.

QS Virginis (abbreviated QS Vir) is an eclipsing binary system approximately 157 light-years away from the Sun, forming a cataclysmic variable.

Tau1 Arietis (τ1 Ari, τ1 Arietis) is the Bayer designation for a triple star system in the northern constellation of Aries.

Kepler-78 (formerly known as KIC 8435766) is a 12th magnitude star in the constellation Cygnus.

Pismis 24-1, also known as HD 319718, is the brightest star of the open cluster Pismis 24 within the nebula NGC 6357 about 6,500 light-years away.

Gamma Persei (Gamma Per, γ Persei, γ Per) is a binary star system in the constellation Perseus.

QS Aquilae is eclipsing binary of Algol type in the constellation Aquila.

HD 126200 is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Boötes.

WR 22, also known as V429 Carinae or HR 4188, is an eclipsing binary star system in the constellation Carina.

MY Camelopardalis (MY Cam) is a binary star system located in the Alicante 1 open cluster, some 13 kly (4.0 kpc) away in the constellation Camelopardalis.

KOI-74 (KIC 6889235) is an eclipsing binary star in the constellation of Cygnus.

29 Aquarii (abbreviated 29 Aqr) is a binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius.

1 Persei (1 Per) is a eclipsing binary star in the constellation Perseus.

Delta Capricorni (δ Cap, δ Capricorni), also traditionally named Deneb Algedi (or Deneb Algiedi) and Scheddi, is a binary star system approximately 39 light-years away in the constellation of Capricornus (the Sea Goat).

KOI-256 is a double star located in the constellation Cygnus approximately 560 parsecs (1,828 ly) from Earth.

RU Ursae Minoris is a binary star system in the constellation Ursa Minor.

V1017 Sagittarii is a cataclysmic variable star system in the constellation Sagittarius.

31 Camelopardalis is an eclipsing spectroscopic binary in the constellation Camelopardalis.

The Black Widow Pulsar (B1957+20) is an eclipsing binary millisecond pulsar discovered in 1988.

18 Aquilae (abbreviated 18 Aql) is a triple star system in the constellation of Aquila.

7 Arietis (abbreviated 7 Ari) is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Aries.

AR Aurigae (AR Aur) is an eclipsing binary in the constellation Auriga.

R Canis Majoris is an eclipsing interacting binary star system in the constellation Canis Major.

CD Crucis, also known as HD 311884, is an eclipsing binary star system in the constellation Crux.

BG Geminorum is an eclipsing binary star system in the constellation Gemini.

AO Cassiopeiae, also known as Pearce's Star, is a binary system composed of an O8 main sequence star and an O9.

LY Aurigae is a multiple star system in the constellation Auriga.

EO Aurigae is an eclipsing binary of Algol type in the northern constellation of Auriga.

WW Aurigae (WW Aur) is an eclipsing binary in the constellation Auriga.

OY Carinae (abbreviated OY Car) is an eclipsing binary system approximately 277 light-years away from the Sun, classed as cataclysmic variable.

YZ Cassiopeiae (21 Cas) is a star system 103.

Z Chamaeleontis (abbreviated Z Cha) is an dwarf nova variable star system approximately 316 light-years away from the Sun, where two stars orbit each other every 1.

KOI-81 is an eclipsing binary star in the constellation of Cygnus.

HU Aquarii (abbreviated HU Aqr) is an eclipsing binary system approximately 570 light-years away from the Sun, forming a cataclysmic variable of AM Herculis-type.

Omicron Draconis (ο Dra, ο Draconis) is a giant star in the constellation Draco located 322.

Xi Tauri (ξ Tau, ξ Tauri) is a hierarchical quadruple system in the constellation Taurus.