32 Orionis

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32 Orionis
Location of 32 Orionis (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Orion
Right ascension 05h 30m 47.05091s[1]
Declination +05° 56′ 53.2925″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.20[2] (4.43 + 5.80)[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type B5V + ? + B7V[3]
U−B color index –0.56[2]
B−V color index –0.13[2]
Distance
300 ± 20 ly
(93 ± 6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)–0.63[5]
Details
32 Ori A
Myr
HR 1839, SAO 112849, CCDM J05308+0557AB, WDS J05308+0557AB[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

32 Orionis is a triple

apparent visual magnitude of 4.20.[2] It is located approximately 303 light-years away from the Sun based on parallax,[1] and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +18.6 km/s.[4]

The system is a member of the eponymous 32 Orionis group, a young, nearby association of 46 co-moving stars first discovered in 2007.[11]

The primary component of this system is a

″ from the primary, is a class B7V star with a magnitude of 5.8, orbiting with the primary at a period of 614 years and eccentricity 0.22.[14]

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