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Rotanev
Rotanev, formally designated Beta Delphini, is the brightest star in the constellation Delphinus and a binary system of evolved F-type stars. The components orbit one another on a period of about 26.7 years and are too close to separate with the unaided eye, so the system appears as a single star of roughly fourth magnitude. Its unusual name first appeared in the Palermo Star Catalogue of 1814 and...
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Algol
Algol is a binary star system notable for its predictable dimming due to an eclipsing orbit. The primary and secondary stars regularly pass in front of each other from our perspective, causing fluctuations in brightness. This behavior was one of the first astronomical phenomena to be explained through scientific analysis, initially by John Goodricke. It’s studied by astronomers interested in binar...
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