4U 0614+091
{{Short description|Binary star in the constellation Orion}}
{{no footnotes|date=March 2017}}
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name=4U 0614+091}}
{{Starbox image
| image = 250px
| caption = A broadband optical light curve for V1055 Orionis, adapted from Zhang et al. (2012)
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{{Starbox observe |
ra={{RA|06|17|07.3}} |
dec={{DEC|+09|08|13}} |
appmag_v=18.8 |
constell=Orion }}
{{Starbox character |
class= |
b-v= 18.8 |
u-b= 18.5|
variable=
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{{Starbox astrometry |
radial_v= |
prop_mo_ra= 94.28084 |
prop_mo_dec= +9.13667|
parallax= 6 |
dist_ly = 10,000|
dist_pc = 3,000 |
p_error= |
absmag_v= 19.8}}
{{Starbox catalog |
names= 1RXS J061707.4+090812, V1055 Ori }}
{{Starbox reference
|Simbad=V1055+Ori
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4U 0614+091 is a low-mass X-ray binary star system which features a neutron star and a low-mass companion star. The binary system lies 10,000 light-years away in Orion. It produces jets like a microquasar, the first time an object other than a black hole has been shown to produce jets.
References
External links
- [http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Astrophysicists_Discover_Compact_Jets_From_Neutron_Star.html Astrophysicists Discover Compact Jets From Neutron Star] – Space Daily
- [http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060529_compact_jets.html Surprising Activity from a Dead Star] – Space.com
- [http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/bibobj?2003A%26A...407.1039P&4U+0614%2B09 V1055 Ori]
{{Sky|06|17|07.3|+|09|08|13|543.59396666667}}
{{Stars of Orion}}
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Category:Orion (constellation)
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