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How massive would a star have to be in order to 'survive' an impact that could conceivably create a binary star from the original?
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Given a star of mass X kilos, what mass is required to ... coagulate, for lack of, into 2 separate stars?
What would the relative size of the projectile need to be? (secondary just for fun, not required to answer the original.)
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