A visual binary star system has been observed for forty years. In that time
the two stars have completed ¼ of their orbit around “each other” (actually
around their mutual centre of mass). They are just far apart enough that our
observations indicate that they are in circular orbits - they have stayed a
constant 3.0 arcseconds apart since they were first observed. One of the two
stars is a G2V star, identical to our Sun, and therefore has a mass of 1 Solar
Mass. From the apparent magnitude observed for this star we can calculate
the distance to the binary system: these stars are 30 parsecs from us. what is
the mass of its companion star? (in units of Solar Mass)

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rEsTiNpEaCe · Answer

@dude

rEsTiNpEaCe · Answer

@Shadow

Allison · Answer

@Vocaloid How would you calculate mass this way? I'm also curious.

justus · Answer

@rEsTiNpEaCe  What grade is this?

rEsTiNpEaCe · Answer

University

payload · Answer

lol I doubt this comes under a grade

payload · Answer

yeah

justus · Answer

Oh I see

rEsTiNpEaCe · Answer

Yup (:

justus · Answer

I found something on course hero about it but im not sure what it is

rEsTiNpEaCe · Answer

Yeah, that's the whole question on my assignment. Are there answers to it?

justus · Answer

If it has a link I can unlock it for you I have 2 more unlocks

justus · Answer

I tried searching the question

rEsTiNpEaCe · Answer

I mean, i'd really appreciate it, but if you need those unlocks don't waste it on me.

justus · Answer

Its okay, I dont need them. I can unlock them for you

rEsTiNpEaCe · Answer

Thank you so much!

justus · Answer

No problem. Give me a link if you can im searching for it

rEsTiNpEaCe · Answer

I found a lot on chegg, but not coursehero. Let me check again

justus · Answer

Okay, I don't have a chegg but I would have helped you. Im looking for it too

justus · Answer

Hold up I think I found it

justus · Answer

Hopefully its the one so we dont waste it for nothing

justus · Answer

Dang It. It wasn't it

rEsTiNpEaCe · Answer

Damn it ;-;

justus · Answer

it was only the question

justus · Answer

im still gonna look

rEsTiNpEaCe · Answer

Yeah, it seems they have maybe a deleted answer to that question tbh. I will too, and thank you. Perhaps if you find a link that may be it run it through me first and I'll tell you to unlock it or not

justus · Answer

Okay will do, your welcome

rEsTiNpEaCe · Answer

I don't think I can find it, all of them don't seem to have the answer in them. But thank you so much anyways. If I find it I'll let you know

rEsTiNpEaCe · Answer

@Vocaloid 
Can you please check out my question?

justus · Answer

Sorry I couldn't help

rEsTiNpEaCe · Answer

@justus 
No, you've helped a lot!

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