4U 0614+091
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 (ICRS) |
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| Constellation (pronunciation) |
Ophiuchus |
| Right ascension | 06h 17m 07.3s |
| Declination | +09° 08′ 13″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 18.8 |
| Characteristics | |
| U-B color index | 18.5 |
| B-V color index | 18.8 |
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| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 94.28084 mas/yr Dec.: +9.13667 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 6 mas |
| Distance | 543.59396666667 ly (166.66666666667 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 19.8 |
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1RXS J061707.4+090812 , V* V1055 Ori
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4U 0614+091 is an X-ray binary star system which features a neutron star and a regular star. The binary system lies 10,000 light-years away in Orion. It produces jets like a microquasar, first time a non-black hole has been shown to produce jets.
[edit] External links
- Astrophysicists Discover Compact Jets From Neutron Star May 23, 2006 (SpaceDaily) Kim McDonald and Linda Vu
- Surprising Activity from a Dead Star 29 May 2006 07:10 am ET (SPACE.com) Sara Goudarzi
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