You discover a binary star system in which star A has a velocity of 10 km/s and star B has a velocity of 30 km/s.If you study the system further and find out that the orbital period is 30 days and the orbital separation is 0.3 AU then what are the masses of stars A and B?
A) Star A is 
and Star B is 
.
B) Star A is 
and Star B is 
.
C) Star A is 
and Star B is 
.
D) Star A is 
and Star B is 
.
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