Contact binary stars
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| definition | A binary star system in which the two components are so close that they exchange gases in a complex manner. Their overlapping gravitational fields form a 'peanut' shaped equipotential surface. | ||||||
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| contributor | AAS_Frey.Katie original | ||||||