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minus-squareEiri@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-217 days agoThere are two possibilities I can think of: Orbit duration can be used to calculate mass The diameter of a star or the parallax distance on the sky (in arcseconds) can also be used to evaluate mass
minus-squareLifter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days agoSize doesn’t say much about mass though.
minus-squareEiri@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days agoI thought stars of similar masses were also of similar sizes. They’re not?
There are two possibilities I can think of:
Size doesn’t say much about mass though.
I thought stars of similar masses were also of similar sizes. They’re not?