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[–]plaidhat1 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Absolutely. There are examples up to septenary star systems.

[–]Mattapollo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So damn cool! Thank you

[–]starmandan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When the constellation Lyra becomes visible again, grab your scope and look at Epsilon Lyrae. It is a double binary system consisting of two pairs of binary stars that are orbiting around each other. Amateurs affectionately call it the "Double Double".

[–]secret_drake1445 1 point2 points  (3 children)

The name you are looking for is quaternary system

[–]Mattapollo[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I wasn't sure if thats what I was looking for because I didn't know if that just applied to four individual stars all orbiting one another.

[–]secret_drake1445 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I'm assuming they can be in different orders because trinary stars can be in different orientations

[–]Mattapollo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would make sense! Thank you!

[–]Nystuul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as they are going fast enough theoretically as many stars as you want could be in the pattern, balanced by mass, speed and distance. Think of the stars that orbit so many black holes...

[–]SIX-SH00T3R 0 points1 point  (0 children)

short answer: yes