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Assume a spectroscopic binary to have circular orbits with the line of sight in the plane of the orbits (no tilt). From the Doppler shift of spectral lines, star 1 is has a maximum radial velocity of 75 km/s and star 2 has a maximum radial velocity of 100 km/s. If the period is 3 days, what is the total mass of the system? |