4U 0614+091

A broadband optical light curve for V1055 Orionis, adapted from Zhang et al. (2012)[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Orion
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
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 94.28084 mas/yr
Dec.: +9.13667 mas/yr
Parallax (π)6 mas
Distance10,000 ly
(3,000 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)19.8
Other designations
1RXS J061707.4+090812, V1055 Ori
Database references
SIMBADdata

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

  1. Zhang, Y.; Hynes, R. I.; Robinson, E. L. (February 2012). "Millihertz quasi-periodic optical oscillations in 4U 0614+091". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 419 (4): 2943–2948. arXiv:1110.1267. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19935.x. S2CID 119279347.


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