double star
noun
: two stars that appear near each other in the sky:
a
: two stars that are in very nearly the same line of sight but belong to separate star systems and may be very far apart
b
Examples of double star in a Sentence
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Deneb marks the Swan’s tail, and its neck stretches into the middle of the triangle, terminating in the beautiful double star Albireo.
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Geoff Chester, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
Researchers believe the rings are shells of material surrounding the star, which is actually a double star system.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2023
The obvious other choice was a star; after all, double star systems litter the cosmos.
—Nola Taylor Redd, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2019
The double star Alpha Centauri AB also appears in the image between the planet and Proxima itself.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2020
The double star system, glowing in red, white, and blue, has exploded several times.
—Hailey Rose McLaughlin, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2019
Kepler-16b was the first exoplanet found to circle a double star.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2021
Most of the stars in the study lie at distances of 1600 light years or less and in some cases, the planets orbit only one star in the double star system.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 29 June 2021
The double star system shows that distant planets can exist and suggests that planets can form early on in the lifetime of a star.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Dec. 2020
Geoff Chester, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
Researchers believe the rings are shells of material surrounding the star, which is actually a double star system.
—Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2023
The obvious other choice was a star; after all, double star systems litter the cosmos.
—Nola Taylor Redd, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2019
The double star Alpha Centauri AB also appears in the image between the planet and Proxima itself.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2020
The double star system, glowing in red, white, and blue, has exploded several times.
—Hailey Rose McLaughlin, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2019
Kepler-16b was the first exoplanet found to circle a double star.
—Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2021
Most of the stars in the study lie at distances of 1600 light years or less and in some cases, the planets orbit only one star in the double star system.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 29 June 2021
The double star system shows that distant planets can exist and suggests that planets can form early on in the lifetime of a star.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Dec. 2020
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