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MCQAdvancedGravitation, Orbits & Dynamics

USAAAO — 2019 First Round

Question 18

An observer generates a light curve of a binary system and notices two different minima that repeat periodically in alternating fashion. The time between the first minimum and second minimum is 285.7 days. In solar masses, estimate the total mass of the binary system if the two stellar bodies are separated by a mean distance of 4.1 AU.

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Source: USAAAO 2019 First Round, Question 18.