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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
Distance	10,000 ly (3,000 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	19.8
Other designations
1RXS J061707.4+090812, V1055 Ori
Database references
SIMBAD	data

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

• Astrophysicists Discover Compact Jets From Neutron Star – Space Daily
• Surprising Activity from a Dead Star – Space.com
• V1055 Ori

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