Sentences with phrase «in a binary system located»
A breakthrough has been made as scientists discover a tiny star in a binary system located around 14,800 light years away.
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The team studied the binary system and the chemical composition of the debris by measuring the absorption of different wavelengths of light or «spectra», using the Gemini Observatory South telescope and the European Southern Observatory Very Large Telescope, both located in Chile.
Reporting in an upcoming issue of The Astrophysical Journal, astronomers say the same cloud of dust and gas that gave birth to the star — known as 1RXS JI60929.1 - 210524 and located about 450 light - years away in the constellation Scorpius — probably split apart, which is what often happens when binary star systems are born.
Located in the plane of the galaxy, Circinus X-1 is the glowing husk of a binary star system that exploded a mere 2,500 years ago.
In a binary system, a planet must not be located too far away from its «home» star or its orbit will be unstable.
The CD - 32 8179 binary system is located about 31.1 light - years (ly) away from our Sol, in the south central edge (11:34:29.5 - 32:49:52.8, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Hydra, the Water Serpent — southwest of Xi Hydrae, west of Beta Hydrae, and southeast of Chi1 Hydrae.
This close binary system is located about 28.8 light - years (ly) away from our Sol, in the south central edge (5:00:49.0 - 5:45:13.2, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Eridanus, the River — near Omega Eridani, south of Mu Eridani, west of Cursa (Beta Eridani), northwest of Rigel (Beta Orionis), and east of Keid (40 Omicron2 Eridani) and Beid (Omicron1 Eridani).