The masses of other stars are measured relative to the mass of the
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The masses of other stars are measured relative to the mass of the solar ( sun )
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The sun is the point of relativity for measurement of masses of other stars.
Explanation-
- To find the mass of stars two stars are combined together and with respect to the center of gravity and Kepler's third law of motion the masses are determined after a specific calculation.
- To be more specific there needs to be a certain point of reference from which the other stars masses are being calculated since the sun is the nearest star to us and we know the exact distance and property of this nearest star hence it is considered as the reference for calculation of masses for other stars.
- When two stars are considered their respective motions are taken into account and the product of mass and velocity of the first star and mass and velocity of the second star are equated.
- It is normally seen that if two stars are considered it is very unlikely for them to have the same mass hence we see that the motion of the star that is larger or heavier shows a slower motion than the star which has comparatively lower mass.
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