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  • Understanding Multiple Star Systems: Definitions and Examples
    Astronomers call systems with more than two stars multiple star systems or multi-star systems.

    Here are some more specific terms depending on the number of stars:

    * Triple star system: 3 stars

    * Quadruple star system: 4 stars

    * Quintuple star system: 5 stars

    * Sextuple star system: 6 stars

    * Septuple star system: 7 stars

    And so on...

    For systems with a very large number of stars, astronomers might just use the general term multiple star system or multi-star system.

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