how to calculate the reduced mass of binary stars?
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The "Reduced Mass" approach ... If a real astronomer measures the position of the star in a binary system ... a simple way for astronomers to ...
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Find the proportion of each star's mass to the total mass from the center of mass: (mass star A)/(mass star B) = (C.M. distance B)/(C.M. distance A) or (mass star A)/(mass star B) = (velocity star B)/(velocity star A).
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