stellarsystem
nounUK /ˈstɛlə ˈsɪstəm/
US /ˈstɛlər ˈsɪstəm/
A stellar system is a group of stars that move around each other in space.
Our Sun is part of a stellar system, though it travels alone with its planets.
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2. A pair or group of stars bound together by gravity.
Astronomers studied the stellar system to learn how the two stars orbit.
3. A star and all the objects that travel around it.
The stellar system includes the star and its circling planets.
4. A collection of stars that formed from the same cloud of gas.
The young stellar system glowed brightly in the telescope.