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binary star orbital event
subject			fact

binary star orbital event	is a kind of orbital event
orbital event	has period 1 orbital period
event	has duration
	has synonym world point
	has time of occurrence

Kinds of binary star orbital event :

• apastron (4 facts) - The point in the orbit of one component of a binary system where it is farthest from the other.
• apocenter (4 facts) - The point in the orbit of one component of a binary system which is farthest from the center of mass of the system.
• periastron (4 facts) - The point in the orbit of one component of a binary system where it is nearest the other component.
• pericenter (4 facts) - The point in the orbit of one component of a binary system which is closest to the center of mass of the system.