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- adjective astronomy That
surrounds theprimary star of abinary star system
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In a binary system, both the primary and secondary stars orbit each other and have circumprimary and cirumsecondary disks respectively.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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The team captured a high-resolution, near-infrared image of the circumprimary and circumsecondary disks of SR24, the first such image of twin protoplanetary disks around a young stellar object (Figure 1A, Figure 4).
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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They also discovered a long spiral arm extending out from the circumprimary disk, another first in observations of young stars.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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In a binary system, both the primary and secondary stars orbit each other and have circumprimary and cirumsecondary disks respectively.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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A disk of gas and dust surrounds the primary star ( "circumprimary disk"); another disk encircles the secondary star (circumsecondary disk).
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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A disk of gas and dust surrounds the primary star ( "circumprimary disk"); another disk encircles the secondary star ( "circumsecondary disk").
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They also discovered a long spiral arm extending out from the circumprimary disk, another first in observations of young stars.
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The team captured a high-resolution, near-infrared image of the circumprimary and circumsecondary disks of SR24, the first such image of twin protoplanetary disks around a young stellar object.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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A disk of gas and dust surrounds the primary star ( "circumprimary disk"); another disk encircles the secondary star ( "circumsecondary disk").
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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The agreement between the observations and the simulation suggests that fresh material streams along the spiral arm, replenishing the circumprimary disk with a reservoir of gas contained in a circumbinary disk.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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