[vsnet-chat 391] Re: re question for symbiotic star

[Fraser Farrell <fraserf@dove.net.au>]

G'day all,

   >Symbiotic stars must not be binary systems. Even nowadays some
   >astronomers still insist their single star models, e.g. a red type
   >giant with very strong stellar corona, or a planetary nebula now is
   >born from a red giant. But today we know that most (I want to say
   >"all") of the symbiotic stars are binary systems consisting of a
   >red giant and a hot component, the latter could be a main-sequence

I am confused.  Are they binary or not?




cheers,
Fraser Farrell

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