Plaskett's binary system consists of two stars that revolve in a circular orbit about a center of mass midway between them. This statement implies that the masses of the two stars are equal (see figure below). Assume the orbital speed of each star is |v| days. Find the mass M of each star. (For comparison, the mass of our Sun is 190 km/s and the orbital period of each is 12.9 1.99 x 1030 kg.) 730000000 >X Note that the expected answer is in 'units' of solar masses. solar masses M XCM M

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