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Term: Roche lobe
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The region around a star in a binary system within which orbiting material is gravitationally bound to that star. The point at which the Roche lobes of the two stars touch is called the inner Lagrangian point.
UAT Astrophysics
Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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Term: Roche lobe
Definition:

The region around a star in a binary system within which orbiting material is gravitationally bound to that star. The point at which the Roche lobes of the two stars touch is called the inner Lagrangian point.
UAT Astrophysics
Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/99152/h23260