Ellipsoidal variables¶
The ellipsoidal variables are stars in close, but not eclipsing, binaries such that the distortion in the mutual gravity of the two stars leads to brightness variations as the egg-shaped stars orbit each other.
The ellipsoidal variables are stars in close, but not eclipsing, binaries such that the distortion in the mutual gravity of the two stars leads to brightness variations as the egg-shaped stars orbit each other.