Optical double stars
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| definition | A pair of stars that lie close to each other in the sky by chance, but are not physically associated, in contrast to a true binary star. | ||||||
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| scope note | Use only for pair in chance alignment; refer also to visual binary stars | ||||||
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| contributor | AAS_Frey.Katie_Admin original | ||||||