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double star
Two stars that lie close together on the celestial sphere. If they are physically linked by gravity so that they orbit around one another, they are said to be a physical double or a binary star. If their apparent proximity is due only to a chance alignment, they are referred to as an optical double. Sometimes "double star" is used to mean only the latter.
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