Xi Ori
HIP 29426; Xi Ori; 70 Ori
DoubleStar
Ori
Visible
Level 3
Medium telescope (6-8") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
4.48
Spectral Type
B3IV
Star Color
Blue
(B-V -0.18)
Position & Identifiers
RA
06h 11m 56.4s
Dec
+14° 12' 32.0"
Constellation
Ori
HR
2199
HIP
29426
Bayer
Xi
Flamsteed
70 Ori
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Multiple Star System
Components
3
Component IDs
AB
Separation
37.2″
Companion Mag
13.0
Position Angle
186°
Star Colors
A: Blue
Discoverer
J 2016
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 37.2″ · PA: 186° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 3.1″
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Stellar Notes
45.10d, K 22.4, V0 +19.3, asini 13.41.
Member of the local association (Pleiades group); Cas-Tau OB1.
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