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Mu Ori

HIP 28614; Mu Ori; 61 Ori DoubleStar Ori Visible Level 5 Expert level - Requires steady seeing
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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.12
Variable Type Alpha2 CVn (Magnetic Rotating)
Spectral Type A2V
Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.16)
Distance 116.5 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 02m 23.0s
Dec +09° 38' 51.0"
Constellation Ori
HR 2124
HIP 28614
Bayer Mu
Flamsteed 61 Ori
Double Cat 4617

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Multiple Star System

Components 3
Component IDs AB
Separation 0.1″
Companion Mag 6.3
Position Angle 32°
Star Colors A: Yellow-white B: Yellow
Discoverer A 2715

Eyepiece View

80x Dawes: 1.9″ TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
N E 32° A (4.1) B (6.3)

Sep: 0.1″ · PA: 32° · N up, E left

Unresolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″

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Stellar Notes

ADS 4617A, Alpha CV 4.10 - 4.18V.
AB 4.4 A2V, 6.0 F3V, 17.5d, a = 0.276"; ABxP, 18.25y, a = 0.089". Magnitude and colors for combined light. A is alpha | CVn var., SB1, 4.45d; B is SB2, 4.78d. Component C, 14v at 18" probably optical.
ADS 4617A, 4.4476d, K 28.4k/s, V0 var., asini 1.74. Alternate orbit 4.4478d, K 29.2k/s, V0 +40.9k/s, | asini 1.79. Speckle interferometric sep. 0.153" 1980.94; unresolved 1983.94. ADS 4617AB, 18y, K 14.9k/s, | V0 +43.3k/s, asini 851. ADS 4617B is SB2, 4.78d.
Mel 25; the Hyades.
K/m indicate A3/A7, respectively.
0.023".

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