# eclipsing binary star

> binary star in which the orbit plane of the two stars lies so nearly in the line of sight of the observer that the components undergo mutual eclipses

**Wikidata**: [Q1457376](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1457376)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipsing_binary_star)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/eclipsing-binary-star