Binary system Algol. Computer artwork of the binary system Algol (Beta Persei). A blue spectral class B8 star with a diameter of 3 solar diameters and

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Binary system Algol. Computer artwork of the binary system Algol (Beta Persei). A blue spectral class B8 star with a diameter of 3 solar diameters and a red-yellow spectral class K2 star of about solar diameters are in very close orbit around each other, and a ring of tenuous gas surrounds the blue star, stolen from its partner. This binary star system is around 93 light years from Earth, in the constellation of Pegasus.

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Size: 5587px × 3248px
Photo credit: © MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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