Eclipsing binary systems
A) orbit in the plane of the sky.
B) exhibit large radial velocity shifts.
C) contain stars of equal mass.
D) contain stars that pass in front of one another during their orbit.
E) contain stars that can be resolved as two separate stars.

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Eclipsing binary systems are characterized by stars that pass in front of one another from our point of view, causing eclipses and changes in brightness.

Eclipsing Binary Systems