A visual binary system is at a distance of 50 pc the


3) A visual binary system is at a distance of 5.0 pc. The distance between the two stars subtends an angle of 4.5 arcseconds.

a) What is the distance?

b) The period of the binary is 87.8 yr. What is the sum of the masses of the stars making up the binary?

c) The radius of the orbit of one of the stars subtends an angle of 1.91 arcseconds. What is the mass of each of the stars?

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