69 Orionis

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69 Orionis
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Location of 69 Orionis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Orion
Right ascension 06h 12m 03.27955s [1]
Declination 16° 07 49.4614 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)4.92 [2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type B5Vn [3]
U−B color index −0.59 [2]
B−V color index −0.12 [2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+22.00 [4]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: +5.49 [1]   mas/yr
Dec.: −16.80 [1]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)6.17 ± 0.25  mas [1]
Distance 530 ± 20  ly
(162 ± 7  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)−1.09 [5]
Details [6]
Mass 6.4±0.2  M
Radius 3.4 [7]   R
Luminosity 1,442+248
−212
  L
Surface gravity (log g)4.05±0.17  cgs
Temperature 17,090  K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.01 [8]   dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)285±23 km/s
Age 10–40 [9]   Myr
Other designations
f1 Ori, 69 Ori, BD+16°1035, GC  7891, HD  42545, HIP  29434, HR  2198, SAO  95365 [10]
Database references
SIMBAD data

69 Orionis is a single [11] star in the equatorial constellation of Orion, positioned a couple of degrees to the north of Xi Orionis. It has the Bayer designation f1 Orionis; 69 Orionis is the Flamsteed designation. The star is visible to the naked eye as faint, blue-white hued point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.92. [2] It is located approximately 530  light-years from the Sun based on parallax, [1] and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +22 km/s. [4] In 2015, H. Bouy and J. Alves suggested that it is a member of the newly discovered Taurion OB association. [9]

This object is a B-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of B5Vn, [3] where the 'n' suffix indicates "nebulous" (broad) lines due to rapid rotation. It has a projected rotational velocity of 285 km/s, compared to a critical velocity of 476±37  km/s ; the polar axis is inclined by 64°±16°. [6] This is a known Be star [12] that began behaving as a normal star in November, 1982. [13] It has 6.4 times the mass of the Sun and is radiating around 1,442 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 17,090  K . [6]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sigma Persei</span> Star in the constellation Perseus

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16 Librae is a star in the constellation Libra. It is a faint star but visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.49. An annual parallax shift of 37.17 mas yields a distance estimate of 87.7 light years. It is moving further from the Sun with a radial velocity of +26 km/s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">17 Monocerotis</span> Star in the constellation Monoceros

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sigma Ophiuchi</span> Star in the constellation Ophiuchus

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">29 Orionis</span> Aging giant star in the constellation of Orion

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">32 Orionis</span> Triple star system in the constellation Orion

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">22 Orionis</span> Binary star system in the constellation Orion

22 Orionis is a binary star in the equatorial constellation of Orion. It has the Bayer designation o Orionis, while 22 Orionis is the Flamsteed designation. This system is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.74. It is located approximately 1,100 light years away from the Sun based on parallax. The system is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +28.80

<span class="mw-page-title-main">49 Orionis</span> Star in the constellation Orion

49 Orionis is a single star in the equatorial constellation of Orion. It has the Bayer designation d Orionis, while 49 Orionis is the Flamsteed designation. This object is visible to the naked eye as a faint, white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.80. It is located 141 light years away from the Sun based on parallax, but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −5 km/s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">51 Orionis</span> Star in the constellation of Orion

51 Orionis is a single star in the equatorial constellation of Orion. It has the Bayer designation b Orionis, while 51 Orionis is the Flamsteed designation. This object is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.90. It is located approximately 299 light-years away from the Sun based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +88 km/s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nu Pegasi</span> Star in the constellation Pegasus

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iota Phoenicis</span> Star in the constellation Phoenix

ι Phoenicis, Latinized as Iota Phoenicis, is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Phoenix, near the constellation border with Grus. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude that fluctuates around 4.71. This system lies approximately 254 light years from the Sun based on parallax, and it is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +19.4 km/s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HD 222095</span> Single A-type main sequence star in the constellation of Phoenix

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">HD 165634</span> Star in the constellation Sagittarius

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