4U 0614+091

Binary star in the constellation Orion

4U 0614+091
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
A broadband optical light curve for V1055 Orionis, adapted from Zhang et al. (2012)^[1]
Constellation	Orion
Right ascension	06^h 17^m 07.3^s
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 (M_V)	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

^ 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.

Constellation of Orion

Bayer	α (Betelgeuse) β (Rigel) γ (Bellatrix) δ (Mintaka) ε (Alnilam) ζ (Alnitak) η (Algjebba) θ¹ A B C D E F G H θ² ι (Hatysa) κ (Saiph) λ (Meissa) μ ν ξ ο¹ ο² π¹ π² π³ (Tabit) π⁴ π⁵ π⁶ ρ σ τ υ (Thabit) φ¹ φ² χ¹ χ² ψ¹ ψ² ω
Flamsteed	5 6 (g) 11 13 14 (i) 15 16 (h) 18 21 22 (o) 23 (m) 27 (p) 29 (e) 31 32 (A) 33 35 38 42 (c) 45 49 (d) 51 (b) 52 55 56 57 59 60 63 64 66 68 69 (f¹) 71 72 (f²) 73 74 (k) 75 (l)
Variable	S U W UX VV BF BM DN FU GW V380 V883 V1005 V1201 V1352 V2254
HR	1759 1763 1874 1887 1952 1988 2007 2251 2275
HD	33636 34445 37605 42618 290327
Other	4U 0614+091 CVSO 30 GRB 991216 G 99-47 Gliese 179 Gliese 205 Gliese 208 Gliese 221 GJ 3379 HOPS 383 LP 658-2 PDS 110 S Ori 52 S Ori 70 WISE J0457−0207 WISE J0521+1025

Exoplanets	HD 34445 b HD 37605 b HD 38529 b HD 290327 b

Star
clusters

NGC	NGC 1662 NGC 1980 NGC 1981 NGC 2169 NGC 2175 NGC 2194 NGC 2202
Other	Lambda Orionis Cluster Trapezium Cluster (θ¹)

NGC	NGC 1788 NGC 1999 NGC 2022 NGC 2023 NGC 2064 NGC 2067 NGC 2071 NGC 2174
Other	Abell 12 Abell 13 Barnard 30 Becklin–Neugebauer Object Flame Nebula HH 1/2 HH 24-26 HH 34 HH 111 Horsehead Nebula IC 434 IC 2118 LDN 1641 McNeil's Nebula Messier 43 Messier 78 Orion Nebula