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The physical parameters of both the components of fifteen symbiotic stars have been estimated statistically. Data obtained are compared with data available in the literature from photometric and spectroscopic observations. It is found that the mass-radius relations for close binary systems can be applicable for the giant and accreting main-sequence components of symbiotic binaries. Amass-radius relation for the white dwarf components is derived from the linear variation of masses and radii data obtained from observation. These statistical relations can be used to get a rough estimate of masses and radii of the components of symbiotic stars.
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Seal, P. The masses and radii of the components of symbiotic stars. Astrophysics and Space Science 254, 85–96 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1000796417420
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