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Old June 9th, 2003, 10:12 PM
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Default Re: # of members ?

Star masses can also be found by looking at colour, age, size, etc.

And having a third body in the system to observe helps a lot.

G can be calculated from the masses, distance between, and the observed acceleration.

[ June 09, 2003, 21:14: Message edited by: Suicide Junkie ]
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