eclipsing binary star

C41597
concept

An eclipsing binary star is a system of two stars orbiting each other in such a way that, from our viewpoint, one periodically passes in front of the other, causing regular dips in observed brightness.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
eclipsing binary star system 3
eclipsing binary 2
eclipsing binary star canonical 2

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: eclipsing binary star
Generated description
An eclipsing binary star is a system of two stars orbiting each other in such a way that, from our viewpoint, one periodically passes in front of the other, causing regular dips in observed brightness.

Instances (7)

Instance Via concept surface
Lupus constellation
surface form: Delta Lupi
V* del Ori eclipsing binary
HD 36486 eclipsing binary
Algol eclipsing binary star system
Beta Persei eclipsing binary star system
variable star Algol
surface form: Algol
eclipsing binary star system
HR 8315
surface form: Delta Capricorni A