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Multiple star system
A multiple star system is any star system in which more than one star is engaged in stable gravitational interaction. Typical multiple systems are binary stars, two stars orbiting each other; binaries can be orbited by a third star, forming a ternary or triple star, and there are more complex cases like binaries orbiting other binaries or ternaries, etc. Some multiple star systems contain as many as eight stars.
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