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An eclipsing binary system has a primary eclipse (star A is eclipsed by star B) that is deeper (more light is removed from the light curve) than the secondary eclipse (star B is eclipsed by star A). What
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An eclipsing binary system has a primary eclipse (star A is eclipsed by star B) that is deeper (more light is removed from the light curve) than the secondary eclipse (star B is eclipsed by star A). What does this tell you about stars A and B?

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Star A is hotter than star B

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