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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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