42 Orionis is a class B1V[3] (blue main-sequence) star in the constellation Orion. Its apparent magnitude is 4.59[2] and it is approximately 900 light years away based on parallax.[1]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Orion |
Right ascension | 05h 35m 23.16427s[1] |
Declination | −4° 50′ 18.0881″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.59[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B1V[3] |
U−B color index | -0.94[2] |
B−V color index | -0.19[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +28.40[4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +4.52[1] mas/yr Dec.: -7.11[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 3.69 ± 1.20 mas[1] |
Distance | approx. 900 ly (approx. 270 pc) |
Details | |
Mass | 12.0[5] M☉ |
Radius | 15.6 R☉ |
Luminosity | 10737 L☉ |
Temperature | 25,400[6] K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 20[7] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
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The primary star, Aa, has one spectroscopic companion Ab of magnitude 6.3 and separation 0.16", and a more distant companion B of 7.5 magnitude at 1.6" separation.[8][9]
c Orionis is surrounded by NGC 1977 one of a smaller fainter group of named nebulae just north of the Orion Nebula. c Ori is the star which excites and illuminates NGC 1977.
References
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- ^ a b c d Ducati, J. R. (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues. 2237. Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D.
- ^ a b Hoffleit, D.; Warren, W. H. (1995). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Hoffleit+, 1991)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: V/50. Originally Published in: 1964BS....C......0H. 5050. Bibcode:1995yCat.5050....0H.
- ^ Gontcharov, G. A. (2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters. 32 (11): 759–771. arXiv:1606.08053. Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065. S2CID 119231169.
- ^ Tetzlaff, N.; Neuhäuser, R.; Hohle, M. M. (2011). "A catalogue of young runaway Hipparcos stars within 3 kpc from the Sun". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 410 (1): 190–200. arXiv:1007.4883. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.410..190T. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17434.x. S2CID 118629873.
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: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) Vizier catalog entry - ^ Hohle, M.M.; Neuhäuser, R.; Schutz, B.F. (2010). "Masses and luminosities of O- and B-type stars and red supergiants". Astronomische Nachrichten. 331 (4): 349. arXiv:1003.2335. Bibcode:2010AN....331..349H. doi:10.1002/asna.200911355. S2CID 111387483. Vizier catalog entry
- ^ Abt, Helmut A.; Levato, Hugo; Grosso, Monica (2002). "Rotational Velocities of B Stars". The Astrophysical Journal. 573 (1): 359–365. Bibcode:2002ApJ...573..359A. doi:10.1086/340590.
- ^ Mason, Brian D.; Wycoff, Gary L.; Hartkopf, William I.; Douglass, Geoffrey G.; Worley, Charles E. (2001). "The 2001 US Naval Observatory Double Star CD-ROM. I. The Washington Double Star Catalog". The Astronomical Journal. 122 (6): 3466. Bibcode:2001AJ....122.3466M. doi:10.1086/323920. Vizier catalog entry
- ^ Tokovinin, Andrei; Mason, Brian D.; Hartkopf, William I.; Mendez, Rene A.; Horch, Elliott P. (2015). "Speckle Interferometry at Soar in 2014". The Astronomical Journal. 150 (2): 50. arXiv:1506.05718. Bibcode:2015AJ....150...50T. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/2/50. S2CID 30737411.