![]() Evolutionary models including the effects of magnetic fields imply an age of 9–10 Myr. We report evidence for an age of 5–7 Myr, which is self-consistent in the mass range of 0.3–5 M ⊙ and based on the fundamentally determined masses and radii of EBs. ![]() We use these EBs to develop an empirical mass–radius relation for pre-main-sequence stars and evaluate the predictions of widely used stellar evolutionary models. At least 33% of the EBs reside in hierarchical multiples, including two triples and one quadruple. The binary orbital periods in our sample range from 0.6 to 100 days, with total masses ranging from 0.2 to 8 M ⊙. Joint fitting of the eclipse photometry and radial velocities from newly acquired Keck I/HIRES spectra yields precise masses and radii for those systems that are spectroscopically double-lined. We present nine eclipsing binaries (EBs) in Upper Scorpius, three of which are newly reported here and all of which were discovered from K2 photometry. ![]() The Upper Scorpius OB association is the nearest region of recent massive star formation and thus an important benchmark for investigations concerning stellar evolution and planet formation timescales. ![]()
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